It was wrong to deny a former Mountie compensation for a head injury he suffered trying to break up a raucous drinking party while he was on vacation because it was not directly connected to his RCMP service, even though a report at the time clearly drew that link, according to a Federal Court ruling.

A group of young men drinking in a Calgary park knocked Frederick Thompson Christie down and “struck him upwards of 50 times,” rendering him unconscious, after he told them to keep it down and clean up their mess in July 2004, according to Justice Phuong Ngo’s recent decision.

The former RCMP officer sustained head injuries when he accosted a group of young men drinking in a Calgary park two decades ago.{ai:summary}<p>A Federal Court ruling has stated that denying former Mountie Frederick Thompson Christie compensation for a head injury sustained while intervening in a drinking party was unjust. The incident, which occurred in July 2004, linked his injury to his RCMP service despite the initial denial.</p><p>Christie was attacked by a group of young men after he asked them to quiet down and clean up. The court emphasized that the connection to his service should have been recognized. #society</p>

Mountie beaten on vacation gets another shot at compensation — 20 years later

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