News Release

SIU Terminates Investigation into Injury Sustained by a Man in Toronto Courthouse

Case Number: 17-TCI-329   

Mississauga, ON (8 January, 2018) ---
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has terminated an investigation into an injury suffered by a 53-year-old man in November of 2017. 

At approximately 12:30 a.m. on November 2, 2017, the man was arrested by Toronto Police Service officers in the area of Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard. The man was transported to hospital where it was determined that an injury he had sustained was not serious in nature. He was taken to the police station and lodged in a cell. In the morning, the man was transported to Old City Hall court. While in a holding cell, the man was assaulted by another prisoner. He was taken to hospital for treatment.

Director Tony Loparco said, “The video evidence establishes that the man’s injury was not caused by any police officer, but by another inmate. Accordingly I have terminated the investigation into this incident.”

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

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