Shocking reality of how police fail domestic violence victims laid bare in single bodycam video

Shocking constabulary assemblage camera footage shows however Toronto cops mishandled a domestic violence victim's case, which prosecutors accidental yet resulted successful her murder.

Daniella Mallia, 23, called constabulary connected August 15, 2022 to her flat analyzable to petition a restraining bid against her ex-boyfriend, Dylon Dowman, with whom she had been successful an on-and-off narration for 5 years, the Toronto Star reports.

She past showed Constables Sang Youb Lee and Anson Alfonso substance messages she said Dowman had sent her, including, 'You inactive breathing origin I accidental so' and 'Ain't nary coming backmost from death. You're done.'

But aft speechmaking immoderate of the messages, Alonso tells Mallia it 'sounds similar you're instigating it too,' arsenic Lee claimed it was a 'he said, she said' situation.

Three days later, Mallia was gunned down successful an underground parking garage.

Prosecutors present accidental Dowman took an Uber from the location helium was renting to the parking batch connected the greeting of August 18, 2022 and fired aggregate shots, with officers uncovering six spent ammunition casings adjacent her body, according to Global News. 

Dowman past allegedly fled the country via a bus, and went to a adjacent mall.

He is present connected proceedings for first-degree execution charges successful Mallia's death, which helium has pleaded not blameworthy to. 

On Monday, the assemblage viewed the police-worn assemblage camera footage, successful which Lee and Alfonso could beryllium seen scrolling done the threatening substance messages connected Mallia's phone.

After Alfonso argues that it seems similar Mallia whitethorn beryllium 'instigating' the situation, Lee asked wherefore she contacted Dowman aft telling him to halt contacting her.

'Because I told him I'm giving you this past accidental to wide your name,' Mallia, who was intelligibly exasperated by the situation, told the officers.

'Step distant and person your f***ing bid and permission maine to mine. But helium doesn't f***ing listen,' she said.

Alfonso past told her they would request to get a connection from her, arsenic helium described the grounds presented to him arsenic a 'he said, she said' scenario.

'He's talking to you, giving you threats and you're instigating him backmost on,' the constable declared.

'It would beryllium antithetic if you conscionable chopped it and called america straight,' helium explained. 'Unfortunately, this is the condition we're successful close now.' 

Still, the officers told Mallia to support her doorway locked and telephone 911 if Dowman ever showed up. 

They went connected to inquire Mallia to springiness them a ceremonial statement, but she hesitated arsenic she questioned whether that would mean Dowman would beryllium criminally charged.

'I'm not the benignant to enactment a achromatic antheral down bars,' she tells the officers.

'I don't privation to bash this, I ne'er wanted to bash this, I lone did it due to the fact that I don't consciousness safe.'

But Lee told her Dowman would not look immoderate charges for her report, claiming that 'right present by the looks of it... you besides somewhat played a role, truthful it's similar "he said, she said."

'So close now, it's truly a grey area,' helium said, arsenic helium continued to propulsion for Mallia to springiness a ceremonial connection successful lawsuit constabulary aboriginal determine to prosecute transgression charges against him and noted that adjacent without her providing a statement, determination was inactive a anticipation Dowman could beryllium charged.

'We would urge you providing america with a statement, for your safety,' helium said.

'It's not astir putting different achromatic antheral down bars, doesn't matter, you person the close to unrecorded successful peace.'

But Mallia maintained that she would similar to conscionable get a restraining bid - known successful Canada arsenic a bid bond- to Dowman from contacting her. 

At that point, the officers told her she would request to spell to the courthouse, and encouraged her to caput implicit instantly and archer the unit that she had already spoken to police.

But earlier they fto her go, Lee asked Mallia wherefore she is truthful acrophobic Dowman mightiness termination her.

'I cognize him and I cognize the past 5 years,' she responds, her dependable trailing off.

'I don't privation to woody with it anymore.' 

She told the cops she would 'go get my bid enslaved and beryllium implicit and done with this s*** due to the fact that I'm tired,' but it is unclear whether she really ever received a restraining order. 

Lee past concluded the enactment by telling Mallia they would person to telephone Dowman to 'give him a accidental to speech and get his broadside of the communicative too,' arsenic helium urged Mallia to halt contacting him.

Later that day, Lee sent emails to some Mallia and Dowman, reiterating his connection to halt contacting each other.

Alfonso besides communicated that connection implicit the telephone to some parties, Lee testified.

'This is simply a written caution to [cease] each forms of interaction with him and determination connected with your life,' Lee wrote successful the email to Mallia. 

'Failing to bash truthful tin get you arrested. Both you and Dylon are subjects to transgression harassment.'

Dowman responded to the email that evening, telling him Mallia keeps contacting him and has admitted to lying to the police, the Star reports.

Lee past told him to artifact Mallia connected his phone. 

Jurors were besides shown surveillance footage of a man, presumably Dowman, approaching Mallia from down extracurricular of an flat gathering connected August 18, 2022 - 3 days aft she spoke with police.

In that video, the antheral could beryllium seen grabbing her by the cervix and dragging her into an underground parking garage, wherever the 2 look to argue.

Soon, the antheral pulls retired a weapon from a backpack and blocks Mallia's way to escape, earlier helium opens fire.

'Members of the jury, this is not a analyzable case,' Assistant Crown Attorney Maureen Pecknold said successful her opening statement.

She argued that prosecutors would beryllium beyond tenable uncertainty that Dowman had thought astir sidesplitting Mallia for astatine slightest 3 days, planned it and told her however helium was going to bash it.

But Dowman was not the lone 1 to look charges pursuing Mallia's death, with the Toronto constabulary nonrecreational standards portion charging Lee and Alfonso with misconduct related offenses for their handling of the case.

In constabulary documents outlining the misconduct charges obtained by CBC, the nonrecreational modular portion alleged the officers 'took nary enactment to protect' Mallia contempt having capable grounds to apprehension Dowman for making a threat. 

It said the brace spoke with Dowman implicit the telephone for conscionable 3 minutes, informing him to enactment distant from Mallia and that they had 'improperly considered the lawsuit to beryllium a "he said, she said."

Lee aboriginal admitted helium 'misapprehended the grounds presented to him' and regarded thee lawsuit arsenic 1 of 'mutual harassment.'

He besides failed to notify his supervisor astir his enactment with Mallia and neglected to officially place the telephone arsenic a lawsuit of home violence, against Toronto constabulary protocol, which requires charges beryllium brought successful cases of intimate spouse unit if determination is capable evidence.

'Officer Lee's actions constituted a nonaccomplishment to bash his work to enactment connected accusation and grounds provided by the complainant,' the connection of facts said.

'His behaviour constituted a important departure from what is expected of a tenable constabulary serviceman successful these circumstances.'

Lee yet pleaded blameworthy to neglect of work constabulary enactment charges, and Superintendent Taufic Saliba ruled helium would beryllium demoted by 1 fertile for astatine slightest 1 twelvemonth and indispensable implicit immoderate further grooming the Toronto Police Department deems necessary.

Alfonso's hearing, meanwhile, has been delayed.