News Release

No Charges to Issue in Relation to Man’s Fall from Apartment Balcony in Toronto

Case Number: 19-TCI-125   

Mississauga, ON (19 December, 2019) ---
On June 9, 2019, a 22-year-old man fell from the 4th floor balcony of a building in Toronto and suffered injuries in the process.  Moments prior to his fall, three Toronto Police Service officers had been present with the man in a 7th floor apartment of the building. The Interim Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a TPS officer in relation to this incident. 

Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.php. 

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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