The circumstances around an Ontario robbery suspect’s death in a Winnipeg hospital are being investigated by Ontario’s police watchdog.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said the 35-year-old man was arrested by Ontario Provincial Police for a June 10 break and enter to a business on Park Street in Kenora.
Following his arrest, the man was transported to a Kenora hospital for treatment, before being airlifted to hospital in Winnipeg, where he later died.
A post-mortem was done in Winnipeg Monday, and three SIU investigators and a forensic expert have been assigned to investigate.
The SIU investigates cases involving Ontario police when there have been reports of death, serious injury, or allegations of sexual assault.
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