News Release
SIU Appealing for Witnesses to Arrest of Man at Belleville Hospital
Case Number: 25-OCI-342
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Witness Assistance
- In the afternoon of Friday, August 29, 2025, Belleville Police Service officers were at the Belleville General Hospital emergency room when they observed a male patient become agitated.
- An officer assisted hospital staff in restraining the man.
- The following day, the family reported to police that the man had suffered serious injuries, and this information was shared with the SIU.
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 (municipal, regional and provincial police officers, police officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, 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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES