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The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has made a decision following their investigation into an incident that left a 24-year-old woman dead and a 29-year-old man in critical condition in Burlington.
On Friday, July 7th, a woman died at an apartment building on Ghent Avenue. The report issued by the SIU says that it’s believed she fell from her apartment’s balcony while trying to scale to a balcony below. This came after a call came in that a gun was brandished by a person in the apartment. When officers knocked on the apartment door, the woman made her way to the small balcony, where she fell to her death. The cause of death was blunt force trauma.
The report also states that the man also tried to scale the balcony. It states that he fell roughly the same time that officers used a battering ram to open the apartment door. He was hospitalized with serious injuries, and was diagnosed with a brain injury.
In the report, SIU Director Joseph Martino says he does not believe there is “reasonable grounds… that either subject official committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident.”
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ORIGINAL (Published on Monday, July 10th at 11:51 a.m.)
An investigation is underway for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) after a 24-year-old woman is dead and a 29-year-old man is in hospital in critical condition.
The release from the SIU says the two fell from a Burlington apartment balcony. Here’s what is known about the incident:
- At about 10:00 p.m. on Friday, July 7th, Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) responded to an apartment on Ghent Avenue in relation to a 9-1-1 call about a gun.
- Officers knocked on the door of the unit and received no response.
- Another 9-1-1 call came in about a woman who fell onto a patio below.
- Officers responded and administered CPR on the woman while paramedics were called.
- The man fell from the balcony to the patio below. He was taken to hospital where he remains.
- The woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.
- Two subject officials and three witness officials have been designated at this time. The post-mortem was scheduled for Sunday, July 9th. Nothing has been released.
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 here.
