News Release
SIU Investigates Death in Colborne
Case Number: 09-PCD-094
Other News Releases Related to Case 09-PCD-094
The SIU was notified that on April 26, 2009, shortly after midnight, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) went to a third floor apartment on King Street regarding a 9 1 1 call. The officers went into an apartment to speak to a male relevant to the call. The officers located Cody Wilkins of Colborne on the ground outside below the apartment window. Mr. Wilkins was taken to Northumberland Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The SIU has assigned three investigators and two forensic investigators to probe the circumstances of this occurrence.
At this time the SIU has designated five officers as witness officers and two officers as subject officers.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled today in Toronto.
The SIU is asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact the SIU at
1-800-787-8529 extension #1806 or 416-622-1806.
If you or someone you know has been negatively affected by an incident under SIU investigation and would like support, the Affected Persons Program is here to help. You can reach us at 1-877-641-1897. Support is free, confidential, and available 24/7, every day of the year.
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