TORONTO – The province’s police watchdog agency is looking into the death of a man who was in police custody.
The Special Investigations Unit says the 57-year-old man died Sunday after being taken into custody by Toronto police that night.
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The SIU says the man was sitting handcuffed in an apartment building security office when officers arrived in response to a disturbance call.
The agency says the officers searched the man, who then sat back down.
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Shortly after, the man fell over and went vital signs absent and he was pronounced dead in hospital early Monday morning.
The SIU is an arm’s-length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
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