News Release
Woman’s Jump from Rooftop Led to her Death; No Charges to Issue Against Officers in Mississauga
Case Number: 18-OCD-051
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On February 21, 2018, Peel Regional Police (PRP) officers and paramedics attended a townhouse in Mississauga after a 911 call reporting that a woman was standing on the roof of the townhouse. Several officers attempted to convince the 28-year-old woman to abandon her thoughts of suicide. A short time later, the woman jumped from the roof to the pavement below. She succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Tony Loparco, has determined there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against a PRP officer in this case.
Full Director’s Report (with Incident Narrative, Evidence, and Analysis & Director’s Decision):https://www.siu.on.ca/en/directors_reports.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