The professional fate of a Guelph police officer who assaulted a man shackled to a hospital gurney likely won't be known until at least this fall.
It has been over four years since McArthur assaulted the patient at Guelph General Hospital, striking him with a forearm blow after the man kicked at McArthur's midsection, a series of events captured on a hospital security camera.
The longtime Guelph Police Service constable pled guilty to assault in 2018 and was given a conditional discharge and three years probation. At sentencing it was argued that McArthur suffers from PTSD.
A professional tribunal is now determining his future with the local police force.
The Guelph Police Service is seeking his dismissal while McArthur and his legal team is arguing for a return to duty in a limited capacity.
In an ongoing series of hearings, on Tuesday the two sides set dates for the next stage of the process. On July 7 the lawyer for the Guelph Police Service will cross-examine McArthur.
On Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 the tribunal will hear arguments from McArthur's lawyer on a motion to reopen the evidence portion of the hearing due to some new information.
