News Release
SIU Investigating injury in Hamilton
Case Number: 12-OCI-342
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SIU Concludes Investigation into Injuries Sustained by Man in Hamilton
Mississauga (18 November, 2012) --- Ontario's Special Investigation Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the injury to a 23 year male in Hamilton last night.
At 6:45 a.m. November 18, 2012 the Hamilton Police Service (HPS) contacted the SIU and advised that at 11:05 p.m. last night police attempted to check a vehicle in the parking lot of 256 Duke St. in Hamilton. The male driver fled and was arrested a short time later. He was taken to hospital and has been diagnosed with a spinal injury.
Three investigators and two forensic investigators from the SIU are in the area to investigate the circumstances.
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