News Release
SIU Concludes Investigation into Man’s Fall from Toronto Apartment Window
Case Number: 24-TCI-230
On the morning of June 1, 2024, Toronto Police Service officers were dispatched to an apartment building after a resident contacted police to report that their neighbour was in a mental health crisis. While officers were inside the apartment unit of the person in crisis, the man placed his torso and left leg out of the window. The officers were able to grab onto the man’s right leg. The man, now hanging upside down, fought against the officers’ efforts to prevent him falling. He kicked, scratched and clawed at the officers. The officers eventually lost their grip and the man fell multiple floors. He suffered multiple pelvic fractures. On his assessment of the evidence, SIU Director Joseph Martino determined there were no reasonable grounds to believe that any officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the man’s fall and injuries.
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
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Monica Hudon, siu.media@ontario.ca
SIU Communications/Service des communications, UES