Preliminary Homicide Investigations 05-01

Question 1

Who leads an investigation of a homicide

Answer 1

Homicide

Question 2

Who leads the investigation of all criminal acts which result in the serious bodily harm or life threatening injury to a police officer while on duty

Answer 2

Homicide

Question 3

Who leads an investigation of a suspicious death

Answer 3

Homicide

Question 4

Who leads the death in police custody not involving the discharge of a firearm

Answer 4

Homicide

Question 5

When an autopsy is ordered as a result of an apparent suicide or accident where the only witness is or has been an intimate partner, past or present, the autopsy will be performed by a

Answer 5

Regional Coroner’s pathologist who currently performs homicide autopsies

Question 6

Sudden death of a child, what age is a child considered

Answer 6

under 18 years of age

Question 7

Who is notified of the sudden unexpected death of a child under the age of sixteen (16) in any division City-Wide

Answer 7

The Child and Youth Advocacy Centre (CYAC), a sub-unit of Specialized Criminal Investigations – Sex Crimes shall be notified

Question 8

Who shall the divisional detective consult with in relation to a child death

Answer 8

A member of the CYAC prior to leaving the scene and/or conducting formal interviews of caregivers

Question 9

What hours is the CYAC available

Answer 9

730-2200 and on call through TPOC

Question 10

Who makes up the DU5C of the office of the chief coroner

Answer 10

Paediatric forensic pathologists,
police officers,
crown attorneys,
and senior officials from the Office of the Chief Coroner;
and is chaired by the Deputy Chief Coroner for the Province of Ontario.

Question 11

Can a police investigator close a case on a death of a child under 5

Answer 11

Only after review and conclusions by the DU5C

Question 12

Who developed the preliminary police report for the death of a child under 5

Answer 12

The Office of the chief coroner

Question 13

When must the Preliminary police report be sent to the office of the chief coroner

Answer 13

The Preliminary Police Report was developed by the Office of the Chief Coroner and
shall be completed, and sent to the Coroners Office prior to the post mortem examination.

Question 14

If the Homicide investigator isn’t attending who must officers take direction from

Answer 14

The divisional detective

Question 15

Who is responsible for the quality and thoroughness of the uniform response. (suspicious death or homicide)

Answer 15

The first supervisory officer

Question 16

Can a SOCO be deployed to examine a homicide or suspicious death scene

Answer 16

No

Question 17

Who ensures a divisional detective attends a suspicious death or homicide scene

Answer 17

OIC

Question 18

Who ensures FIS and Homicide attends a suspicious death or homicide scene

Answer 18

OIC

Question 19

Who notifies the unit commander and TPOC about a suspicious death or homicide

Answer 19

OIC

Question 20

If homicide investigators do not attend a scene who takes charge

Answer 20

F I S investigator

Question 21

Who does the forensic identification services investigator consult with in relation to the collection of evidence at a suspicious death or suspected homicide scene

Answer 21

Attending homicide squad investigator, divisional detective and/or corner/forensic pathologist as applicable