Guelph Police Service told they can fire disgraced officer Corey McArthur

Security video of Const. Corey McArthur in 2016. (File)

The Guelph Police Service has been given the go-ahead to dismiss Corey McArthur, unless he decides to resign within the next seven days.

The decision was delivered Friday and marked the end of McArthur’s 10-year battle to keep his job.

In 2016, he was caught on camera hitting a 17-year-old boy that was handcuffed to a hospital bed. The teen was left with a 3.5-centimetre laceration under his right eye, bruising and swelling on his face, as well as marks on his eyes and neck.

• TIMELINE: Corey McArthur’s troubled past with the Guelph Police Service

The Guelph Police Service has spent the last decade trying to fire McArthur.

At his first penalty hearing, the force was told he should be dismissed. That decision was later overturned on appeal.

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