News Release
SIU Investigating After Fatal Fall from Apartment Balcony in Toronto
Case Number: 18-TCD-291
Witness Assistance
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the falling death of a 28-year-old woman today in Toronto.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- 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.
Two investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to this incident.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must
- consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation
- depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid
- report the results of any investigations to the Attorney General.
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Monica Hudon, monica.hudon@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES
Telephone/No de téléphone: 416-622-2342 or/ou 1-800-787-8529 extension 2342