[4][5], At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 24, 2016, police were called to the Hintonburg Bridgehead coffee shop on the corner of Fairmont Avenue and Wellington Street West over allegations that Abdi was groping women there. Daniel …
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Naeem Malik, President of the Ottawa Muslim Association, estimated total attendance at over 2,000 people. WATCH | Mayor calls for Ottawa community to pull together after trial decision: While Watson expressed his faith in the justice system, he called Montsion's not-guilty verdict a moment "to reflect on the changes we need to continue to commit to.".