News Release
SIU Investigates Death of Two Males
Case Number: 12-OCD-172
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Mississauga (16 June, 2012) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the death of two males in Hamilton today.
The Hamilton Police Service (HPS) reported the following information to the SIU:
• At approximately 5:30 am on June 16, 2012, an off duty HPS officer reported seeing two males on the Jolley Cut overpass and had some interaction with them;
• Shortly afterward, two males were found deceased on the roadway of the Clairmont Access beneath the Jolley Cut overpass.
Four investigators and two forensic investigators are investigating this incident. Anyone who may have information regarding this case is asked to contact the Unit at 416-622-0748 or 1-800-787-8529.
If you or someone you know is an affected person in need of support, please call the Affected Persons Program General Referral Line at 1-877-641-1897 or click here for more information: siu.on.ca/en/apc.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