Verdicts were handed down in the vicious attack of a Toronto teen, Dafonte Miller, by brothers Michael and Christian Theriault.
Michael, who is a Toronto police officer but was off duty at the time of the attack, was convicted of assault on Friday but was found not guilty of aggravated assault or obstruction of justice, and Christian was acquitted of all charges, according to the CBC.
In their version of events, Michael and Christian told the court that they feared for their lives after they caught Miller attempting to break into their parents' car and wielding a pipe.
Despite being beaten so severely that doctors had to remove his eye, Miller was arrested at the scene by police, and officers at the scene allowed Michael, who was off duty, to handcuff Miller, according to The Toronto Star.
“We are asking you to accept that a retreating Dafonte Miller was the victim of a vicious, two-on-one assault perpetrated by Michael and Christian Theriault that left him with life-altering injuries,” prosecutor Linda Shin told the court during the trial.
