Ex-Boston cop indicted for beating man after St. Patrick's Day parade, DA says
On June 25, Christopher Cunniff, 59, of Quincy, was indicted on charges of aggravated assault and battery and aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Hayden's office said in a short statement.
Two days later, the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission issued a suspension order for Cunniff.
Prosecutors accuse Cunniff of beating a man who was intoxicated and left the man in a South Boston driveway at around 11 p.m., Hayden's office said.
'Officers observed the victim to have contusions on his face and head,' according to a police report obtained by the Boston Globe. 'Officers also observed the victim's left eye to be heavily swollen.'
Cunniff, who was assigned to the department's domestic violence unit, retired "from the department the same week after learning of the investigation by" Hayden's office and the Boston Police Department's Anti-Corruption Division, Hayden's office said.
More information is expected to be released ahead of Cunniff's arraignment, scheduled for July 10, the statement read.
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