News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Man’s Hand Broken During Arrest in Mississauga
Case Number: 24-OCI-480
The Special Investigations Unit found no reasonable grounds to believe a Peel Regional Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the fractured right hand of a 63-year-old man during his arrest in Mississauga. On November 9, 2024, officers were called to a residence near Sombrero Way and Mavis Road, after the man reportedly assaulted a woman. The man did not follow police commands and laid his hands on an officer before he was taken to the ground by an officer. The man lifted his torso off the ground and the officer pinned his head and upper body to the roadway. Another takedown occurred when the man threatened officers and made it difficult to complete a search.
While Director Joseph Martino accepted that the man’s hand was fractured during one of the takedowns, there were no reasonable grounds to believe the injury is attributable to any unlawful conduct on the part of officer.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):
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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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES