News Release
SIU Investigating Falling Death in Toronto
Case Number: 17-TCD-055
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Criminal Charges not Warranted in Relation to Man’s Fatal Fall from Apartment Balcony in Toronto
- At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 2017, a Toronto Police Service Mobile Crisis Intervention Team (MCIT), consisting of two officers and a nurse, responded to an apartment building located at 545 Sherbourne Street.
- The MCIT attended an apartment unit on the 30th floor.
- At some point, a man fell from the 30th floor balcony to the ground below.
- He was pronounced dead at the scene.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.php
The SIU is an independent government agency that investigates the conduct of officials (police officers as well as special constables with the Niagara Parks Commission and peace officers with the Legislative Protective Service) that may have resulted in death, serious injury, sexual assault and/or the discharge of a firearm at a person. All investigations are conducted by SIU investigators who are civilians. Under the Special Investigations Unit Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether the official has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, cause a criminal charge to be laid against the official where grounds exist for doing so, or close the file without any charges being laid
- publicly report the results of its investigations