Cases of mistaken identity can be a royal pain. In this poor guy’s case, that royal pain was both figurative, and literal.

Yao Wei Wu, pictured, was at his home this past Wednesday night when, at 2 a.m., there came a knocking at his door. When Wu opened the door, he was yanked out of his house and beaten about the back, head and face. Wisely Wu did not resist or fight back, as he noticed the men had guns.

The thugs handcuffed the stunned and bloodied Wu, who identified themselves as plainclothes police officers. When Wu identified himself as, well, himself, the officers realized they had made a huge mistake.

See, the cops were there to investigate a report of a violent domestic dispute. However, the overzealous officers failed to realize there was a second separate entrance to the residence. They also failed to realize that it’s their job to get the facts first, then lay a beating on the suspect. Haven’t they ever seen an episode of T.J. Hooker?

Wu was taken to the hospital where he was diagnosed with fractured bones around his eye and bruises on his back. For his troubles, Wu received an apology from the Vancouver Police Department for the case of mistaken identity.

Yeah, that should make up for the savage beating and broken bones.

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[CBC News]