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Man Mouth: Man and Hospital

man mouth: He had been suffering from "significant" mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to a statement from the SIU about their investigation, according to CBC. The man had been ingesting his feces when the officers, along with five nurses and three security guards, entered his room that night to try to sedate him, the statement says. Secrecy surrounds hospital death of detainee, 39, in CBSA custodySIU investigating after man dies at Peterborough, Ont., hospital The man had been in isolation at the hospital on June 10, 2015, before he was to be deported. One officer "was instructed by a nurse to hold a towel to the man mouth to prevent him from biting and spitting," while the other "held his left arm" as medical staff gave him a sedative, the SIU statement says. Neither of the subject officers provided copies of their duty notes as part of the investigation, a decision within their legal rights, the statement added. SIU spokesperson Jason Gennaro told CBC News that officer is a member of the OPP while the other, who held the man arm, was a Peterborough Police Service member. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.