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Grim reminder: Pritpal Dhillon of Brampton with the bloodstained T-shirt he was wearing when he was the victim of an unprovoked beating by Peel Region Police officers in May.
Grim reminder: Pritpal Dhillon of Brampton with the bloodstained T-shirt he was wearing when he was the victim of an unprovoked beating by Peel Region Police officers in May.

Grim reminder: Pritpal Dhillon of Brampton with the bloodstained T-shirt he was wearing when he was the victim of an unprovoked beating by Peel Region Police officers in May.

Date8/13/1989
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0126669F
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9/9/1991
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Victim of Beating while he strolle with his wife and daughter on a west end Toronto street, Joe Scapicchio, 54, is recovering in Northwestern General Hospital today after an operation to repair fractured facial bones
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Supporters: Brampton Councillor Peter Robertson and Peel social services commissioner Jim Crozier favor studying community health clinics in the region.
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Heavy damage: Officers survey the Peel Region police cruiser stolen from a constable yesterday by a man who later crashed on Highway 401 near Dixon Rd
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The hero: Errol Farquharson relaxes with children Jennifer, left, and Daniel in their kitchen. But Farquharson wasn't so relaxed when he rescued a 74-year-old man from a savage beating.
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Robert Kennedy: He expects to earn $3.5 million from the sale of trendy T-shirts.
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