News Release

News Release

SIU Investigating Death of Man in Brantford

Case Number: 24-OCD-297   

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Mississauga, ON (12 July, 2024) ---
On July 9, 2024, the Brantford Police Service (BPS) notified the SIU that it had been contacted by the Office of the Chief Coroner. The Office of the Chief Coroner was investigating after a 59-year-old man died in hospital during surgery on July 2, 2024. This man had been involved in an interaction with BPS officers on May 30, 2024, when they were called to assist paramedics with a medical call at a home in the area of Buffalo Street and West Street. 

The SIU has invoked its mandate to determine whether that May interaction between police and the man contributed to his death.

Three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. The post-mortem is today in Toronto. 

The SIU is urging anyone who may have information about this investigation, including video or photos, to contact the lead investigator at 1-800-787-8529 or online at: https://siu.on.ca/en/appeals.php

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

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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES