SIU Terminates Investigation into Man’s Reported Back Fracture During Brampton Arrest
Case Number:
26-OCI-465
Mississauga, ON (13 November, 2026) ---
The Deputy Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Stacey O’Brien, has terminated an investigation into a reported serious injury suffered by a 43-year-old man during his arrest in Brampton in September.
On September 27, 2026, the man contacted Peel Regional Police to report a stolen e-scooter. The following day, police responded. In conversation with the attending officers, the man expressed dissatisfaction with the police response and requested the badge number of the sergeant who had been on duty the day before. The man also
contacted police on multiple occasions regarding the matter, repeatedly requesting the same information. During those calls, he repeatedly complained about
the police response, requested the badge number of the sergeant who had been on duty the previous day, and used increasingly profane and abusive language.
Police subsequently formed grounds to arrest the man for harassing communications. The man was arrested and handcuffed behind his back. During transport to the police station, he reported experiencing pain. EMS was requested and transported him to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fracture of a bony projection in the lower
back. The medical evidence was equivocal as to whether the fracture was related to the police interaction. The treating physician expressed a low suspicion that the fracture was caused by the reported assault, noting that the fracture was located on the right side while the man’s reported symptoms and examination findings were
not, and further indicated that the injury may have been pre-existing. On this record, the medical evidence did not establish that the fracture was caused during the arrest.
Coupled with the available video evidence, which did not disclose any excessive or unlawful use of force, there were no reasonable grounds to believe any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s injury. Accordingly, no
further investigation was warranted in relation to the potential criminal liability of any police officer, and the file has been closed.
The investigation disclosed information relating to allegedly missing funds. The relevant information will be referred to the Law Enforcement Complaints
Agency for review as it deems appropriate.
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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES
