News Release
SIU Investigating After Fatal Fall from Apartment Balcony in Toronto
Case Number: 18-TCD-291
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- At approximately 6 p.m. on September 29, 2018, 911 received a call regarding a woman in distress. As a result, Toronto Police Service officers attended an apartment building in the area of Shuter Street and Dalhousie Street.
- When officers entered the 19th floor apartment unit, they observed that the woman was on the balcony. Soon after, she fell from the balcony to the ground below.
- The woman 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 (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