Sister of 24-year-old who took his own life after being arrested by TPS believes act was done out of shame

A viral video showed Moses Demian of Scarborough, ON, being handcuffed after a brief interaction with police in which Demian allegedly swore at officers.

In the viral video, the officer can be heard telling Demian that he had told him to "go f–ck himself" after asking for ID, to which Demian responds "No, I didn't!"

But that was not the Moses that family and friends were familiar with, with his sister describing him as a "very good kid" who “would give the shirt off his back to people."

A cousin of Demian told The Sun that he grew up in a family with a background in law enforcement, and that Moses was arrested for "being a boy" who wanted to "drink tea and see the cars."

Police say they arrested Demian after refusing to show his identification and after Demian called an officer a "pig."

Marina said Moses had called them the name under a breath, an act he was upset with himself for. Marina added that her brother "sometimes said things he later regretted … he has bad anxiety, has suffered from depression and was on medication."

Moses, who had recently graduated from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, made the decision to take his like "for the family," his sister said.

Police conducted the arrest under the Reopening Ontario act, with police saying that their "Service, along with the Toronto Police Association, is offering support to the family, several of whom are members of the TPS."