News Release
SIU Investigating Death of Woman in Welland
Case Number: 18-OOD-161
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The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 21-year-old woman this morning in Welland.
Preliminary information suggests the following:
- Shortly after 1 a.m. on June 1, 2018, 911 received a call regarding a single vehicle collision in the area of Quaker Road and Rice Road.
- When police officers with the Niagara Regional Police Service arrived at the scene, the person involved in the collision went to the ground face down. When officers approached her, they noticed she was bleeding profusely.
- Emergency Medical Services transported her to hospital where she was pronounced dead.
At this time, three investigators and two forensic investigators have been assigned to this incident.
The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529. The Unit is also urging anyone who may have any video evidence related to this incident to upload that video through the SIU website.
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