protester trampled horse ottawa protest
© TwitterAn elderly protester on a disability scooter was being interviewed moments before the mounted police force pushed into the crowd
Mounted police in Ottawa endeavored to clear protesters with the Freedom Convoy from the streets on Friday. Following a charge by mounted police officers into a crowd of protesters, conflicting reports have emerged as to the condition of an elderly woman who was trampled.

According to Fox News contributor Sara Carter, the woman tramped by the mounted patrol may have passed away in the hospital. Others are reporting that the elderly woman is merely injured.

Based on footage available online, it appears at least one other protester was trampled.


Comment: There is footage of her just before the police drive into the crowd:





Carter later reported Friday night that she was still waiting "on the status of reports that a woman who was in the area of the protest may have been seriously injured or killed - she was taken to the hospital ... hearing other reports she may be ok/ still waiting on verification from family friends and hospital."


In another update, Carter said she was "waiting further clarification but some of the people trampled seem to be ok, possibly one person taken to the hospital during the protests due to a heart attack as police were pushing back ... will continue to monitor the situation. This according to people on the ground."


Video of the incident shows the mounted patrol cutting through a crowd, with protestors saying "hold the line."

"We are a peaceful protest," the elderly woman is heard saying shortly before the incident.

People begin to scream as a mounted police officer runs over the elderly woman with his horse.


An initial tweet from the Ottawa police said that someone had thrown a bicycle at the horses in an attempt to injure it.


Photos of the incident reveal though that the woman who was trampled had been using a walking assist device.


This led many to accuse the Ottawa police of spreading disinformation about the incident.

"If the bicycle you allege was thrown was really just the mobility scooter of the disabled woman you trampled, you really ought to delete these tweets and apologize, @OttawaPolice" True North's Candice Malcolm tweeted.


Police have been quickly moving to arrest and clear out the protestors that have been blocking the streets of Ottawa for over three weeks now.

Ottawa police claim that no one has been seriously injured.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.