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SIU Investigates Custody Injury In Sioux Lookout

By Staff Jan 27, 2023 | 5:01 AM

Two investigators have been assigned to the Special Investigations Unit as it looks for the cause of an injury in custody to a woman who was lodged at the Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Sioux Lookout last Friday.

According to the SIU, on the night of January 20th a 19 year old woman was arrested on the strength of a warrant in the community, and was taken to the detachment for overnight lodging.

The next morning she was taken to the Meno Ya Win Health Centre for examination, the following day the woman went into medical distress and was transferred to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

No other details have been made available.