Canadian police settle suit launched by the mother of unruly Polish traveler

Police apologize for Polish man’s death

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canada’s national police force has apologized and settled a lawsuit involving the case of an unruly Polish traveler who died after being repeatedly zapped with a Taser at Vancouver’s airport.

The death of Robert Dziekanski was widely seen around the world after a bystander filmed it.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass apologized Thursday to Dziekanski’s mother, who lives in Canada, and said they could have done things much better.

Zofia Cisowski thanked the RCMP for the settlement. The details were not disclosed.

Officers in the case were responding to calls about a man throwing furniture in the airport’s international arrivals lounge. Dziekanski, who spoke only Polish, apparently had become upset after waiting 10 hours at the airport for his mother.