Brantford Police Service (BPS) notified the SIU that it had been contacted by the Office of the Chief Coroner on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.
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
