Mother files human rights complaint after her six-year-old daughter's wrists and ankles were HANDCUFFED by police at her elementary school

  • A six-year-old girl's wrists was handcuffed by police in September 2016
  • Her mother has now filed a number of complaints including a human rights suit 
  • Police had been called twice previously to the school about the girl
  • They say she was acting violently and was a danger to herself and others

By Anna Hopkins For Dailymail.com

Published: 16:45 EST, 5 February 2017 | Updated: 17:13 EST, 5 February 2017

A mother is filing a number of complaints with a Toronto-area primary school after her six-year-old daughter's wrists and ankles were handcuffed by police under their watch

A mother is filing a number of complaints with a Toronto-area primary school after her six-year-old daughter's wrists and ankles were handcuffed by police under their watch.

Police say the child spitting, biting, and punching - and they needed to restrain her for her own safety and that of others at Nahani Way Public School in Mississauga, Ontario.

The child's mother, however, believes their actions were inexcusable, and has sought the aid of the African Canadian Legal Clinic with a human rights lawsuit.

The incident, which occurred in September, has left the child terrified of police and her mother has since enrolled her at a different school, according to CTV News.

It was reportedly the third time authorities were called to the school to help with this specific child. 

It was reportedly the third time authorities were called to the school to help with this specific child.

The girl's mother received the call from police saying that her daughter was handcuffed after behaving violently, and she rushed straight to the school.

She was so angry at the school staff and police that she 'couldn't think straight'. 

The woman and her child have not been named for legal purposes, but they believe race was a factor in the treatment of the young girl.

The family's lawyer, Donardo Jones, said: 'According to them, she was kicking, screaming and spitting and punching,'

'She weighs 48 pounds.'

The family's lawyer, Donardo Jones, center, said: 'According to them, she was kicking, screaming and spitting and punching ... she weighs 48 pounds'

He continued: 'Had she not been an African-Canadian child, I strongly, strongly believe this would not have happened.' 

The police vehemently deny that any element of racism informed their actions, and maintain that they tried all de-escalation techniques that officers are taught to use before restraining someone.  

Sargent Josh Colley said: 'It's an insult to think that someone would say that race played a part in the way that we dealt with the situation.'

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