The Ontario police watchdog has charged a Peel Region officer with assault in relation to an arrest made earlier this year.

On March 25, a 25-year-old man went into a Brampton apartment building stairwell on Orenda Road, near Highway 410 and Queen Street East, the Special Investigations Unit said in a news release Thursday.

He fled when he was approached by police officers but was arrested before being released, the SIU said.

The man went to hospital later that day and was diagnosed with a serious injury. Two days later, he contacted the SIU.

After an investigation, the SIU said there is “reasonable grounds” to charge Const. Scott Douglas with assault.

Douglas is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 15.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.

David Venn is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @davidvenn_

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