Manitoba’s police watch dog is looking into an incident surrounding the arrest of a teenage girl in Thompson, who sustained a serious injury.

On Wednesday, the RCMP informed the Independent Investigation Unit of an incident on October 8th, where officers used force to take the 16-year-old into custody, who was resisting arrest.

She was taken to the detachment following her arrest, where she was later released, and on October 12th, she went to Thompson Hospital complaining of a sore arm.

She was later diagnosed with a dislocated right elbow and fractured right wrist. A fractured wrist is defined as a serious injury under the IIU regulations, which mandates the agency to look into the incident.

The investigation is ongoing, and witnesses or other individuals who have information or video footage that may help in the investigation are asked to call the IIU tool free at 1-844-667-6060.