Mounted police in Ottawa endeavored to clear protesters with the Freedom Convoy from the streets on Friday. Following a charge by mounted police officers into a crowd of protesters, conflicting reports have emerged as to the condition of an elderly woman who was trampled.
Fox News contributor Sara Carter had reported at the time that the woman trampled by the mounted patrol may have passed away in the hospital. Others reported that the elderly woman was merely injured.
Reports are the woman trampled by a Canadian horse patrol just died at the hospital ... #Trudeau #FreedomConvoyCanada https://t.co/9XMHGzm7Ep
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) February 19, 2022
Carter later apologized Saturday morning for her original tweet, stating that the reports she was given "from sources on the ground that someone may have died at a hospital during the trampling was wrong." Carater said "someone was taken to a hospital with a heart condition-not due to trampling."
"I want to clarify this again and apologize for any confusion," Carter tweeted.
The Reports I was given earlier yesterday from sources on the ground that someone may have died at a hospital during the trampling was wrong.?someone was taken to a hospital with a heart condition -not due to trampling.I want to clarify this again and apologize for any confusion pic.twitter.com/FVC2sTeeZy
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) February 19, 2022
Based on footage available online, it appears at least one other protester was trampled.
Video of the incident shows the mounted patrol cutting through a crowd, with protestors saying "hold the line."
"We are a peaceful protest," the elderly woman is heard saying shortly before the incident.
People begin to scream as a mounted police officer runs over the elderly woman with his horse.
Ottawa Police lied. This was the elderly woman trampled by the horses. pic.twitter.com/FGmPoSj9F9
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 19, 2022
An initial tweet from the Ottawa police said that someone had thrown a bicycle at the horses in an attempt to injure it.
As this was happening a bicycle was thrown at the feet of one of the horses in an attempt to injure it. One person was arrested for intentionally harming a police service animal.
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 18, 2022
Photos of the incident reveal though that the woman who was trampled had been using a walking assist device.
It was a mobility scooter. pic.twitter.com/aA9fiOk1jg
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) February 19, 2022
This led many to accuse the Ottawa police of spreading disinformation about the incident.
"If the bicycle you allege was thrown was really just the mobility scooter of the disabled woman you trampled, you really ought to delete these tweets and apologize, @OttawaPolice" True North's Candice Malcolm tweeted.
If the bicycle you allege was thrown was really just the mobility scooter of the disabled woman you trampled, you really ought to delete these tweets and apologize, @OttawaPolice pic.twitter.com/DT7jCsDiRC
— Candice Malcolm (@CandiceMalcolm) February 19, 2022
Police have been quickly moving to arrest and clear out the protestors that have been blocking the streets of Ottawa for over three weeks now.
Ottawa police claim that no one has been seriously injured.
Please note: No one has been seriously injured or passed away in any of today's police actions. Safety is our priority.
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 19, 2022
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Veuillez noter que personne n'a été gravement blessé ou est décédé en lien aux interventions policières d'aujourd'hui. La sécurité est notre priorité.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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