News Release

News Release

SIU Investigates Man’s Death in Timmins

Case Number: 14-OCD-092   

Mississauga (25 April, 2014) --- Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing the circumstances surrounding the death of 56-year-old, Paul Mattinas, in Timmins earlier this week.

Preliminary information indicates the following:
• At approximately 7:00p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2014 Mr. Mattinas was taken into custody by an officer with the Timmins Police Service and was transported to the police station.
• He was later taken to the Timmins District Hospital and admitted.
• At some point Mr. Mattinas checked himself out of hospital.
• The following morning at approximately 7:00 a.m., Mr. Mattinas was found deceased near 85 Spruce Street North.

The SIU has assigned two investigators and one forensic investigator to probe the circumstances of this incident. 

Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 extension 9040.

 

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