News Release
Aucun motif d’accusation criminelle dans une affaire à Brampton : la cause de la mort de l’homme était l’intoxication à la cocaïne
Case Number: 17-OCD-317
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Cause of Man’s Death was Cocaine Toxicity; No Criminal Charges to Issue in Brampton Case
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