Toronto police have been cleared by Ontario’s police watchdog in the death of a man who fell from a balcony after officers responded to a domestic assault call at his residence.
The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) initially launched an investigation on Jan. 1 following the death of a 27-year-old man who fell from a height while Toronto Police Service officers were in the area, according to a news release from the watchdog.
Police were called to an apartment building near Jane Street and Highway 401 at about 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2025, to investigate a domestic violence incident. As officers attempted to locate and arrest a man inside a unit, he was later found on the ground below. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene, the SIU said….