News Release

News Release

SIU Finds No Grounds to Charge Toronto Officers in Relation to Man’s Self-inflicted Injuries

Case Number: 26-TCI-063   

Mississauga, ON (5 June, 2026) ---
On the morning of February 11, 2026, Toronto Police Service officers were dispatched to a residence in the area of Martin Grove Road and Westhumber Boulevard to arrest a 55-year-old man for criminal harassment. When officers knocked on the man’s door, he told them to get a warrant. He closed the door and went to the basement where he locked himself in the bathroom. The officers were allowed into the residence by another individual. The officers went to the basement and started to speak to the man through the bathroom door. The officers grew increasingly worried with the man’s wellbeing as his voice started to fade. Attempts to force open the door were unsuccessful. Within minutes, additional officers arrived with a breach tool. The door was opened and officers entered. The man was inside the bathtub with knife wounds. Paramedics were called to the scene and transported him to hospital. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s injuries.
     
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision): https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php.

If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.

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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Kristy Denette, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES