News Release
SIU Concludes Death Investigation in Mississauga
Case Number: 10-OCD-252
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Mississauga (5 May, 2011) --- The Director of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), Ian Scott, has concluded that there are no reasonable grounds to charge any officers of the Peel Regional Police (PRP) with a criminal offence in regards to the death of a Mississauga man in November of last year.
The SIU assigned eight investigators and two forensic investigators to investigate this occurrence. Two officers were designated as subject officers. Thirteen civilian witnesses and two witness officers were interviewed. As well, one subject officer submitted to an interview. The forensic investigators took photographs and measurements of the scene. They prepared a scale diagram and made video recordings of the area. The PRP supplied communication recordings as well as other documents to SIU investigators.
The SIU investigation determined that on November 21, 2010 two PRP officers went to 2770 Windwood Drive in Mississauga to investigate a domestic complaint. Director Scott said, "On the basis of the interviews with civilian witnesses, involved officers and the results of the post-mortem report, the SIU investigation concluded that 38-year-old Mr. Estlick tragically took his own life when he jumped from his seventh floor balcony to his death."
Director Scott concluded, "In my view, there are no reasonable grounds to believe that the subject officers committed a criminal offence in relation to the death of Mr. Estlick on November 21, 2010."
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