Definitions - Homicide

Question 1

means a person younger than eighteen (18)
[Source: Child, Youth and Family Services Act, ss. 2(1)]

Answer 1

Child

Question 2

means an investigation led by Detective Operations - Homicide and Missing Persons Unit into the
circumstances surrounding a sudden death where there is
 obvious or suspected foul play
 the cause of death cannot be explained
 found human remains
 any other suspicious circumstance.

Answer 2

Homicide Investigation

Question 3

means a child less than one (1) year of age.

Answer 3

Infant

Question 4

means a partner from a current or former intimate relationship.

Answer 4

Intimate Partner

Question 5

includes current or former relationships between opposite sex and same sex partners and include
persons who:

 are legally married to one another;
 were previously married to one another;
 are not married, but are currently in a family–type relationship;
 are not married, but were formerly in a family–type relationship;
 have a child in common regardless of whether such persons have been married or lived together at one
time, or;
 are (or have ever been) involved in a dating relationship.

Answer 5

Intimate Relationship

Question 6

means the investigator assigned by the Major Case Manager in every threshold major case
investigation to perform the functions and responsibilities of the primary investigation function. The Primary Investigator
shall have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the function; shall have successfully completed the Ontario Major
Case Management Course or equivalent, as defined by the Ontario Police College.

Answer 6

Primary Investigator

Question 7

means the sudden death of an infant under one (1) year of age, which remains
unexplained after a thorough investigation which must include a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, a police
investigation and a review of the child’s clinical history.

Answer 7

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Question 8

means the death investigation of a child due to

 SID
 accidental injury
 non–accidental injury due to neglect or abuse, or
 a previously undiagnosed natural disease process
and may include
 negative autopsy but evidence of an old healed fracture which has not been adequately explained by the
investigation
 negative autopsy but a previous history of child abuse
 negative autopsy but some positive toxicology, which although not considered to be a cause of death
cannot be explained (e.g. blood alcohol of 30mg in a five (5) month old child)

Where there is significant concern regarding any part of the death investigation, the cause of death should be classified as
a Sudden Unexplained Death (SUD).

Answer 8

Sudden Unexplained Death