The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a man arrested in Arthur died hours later while in police custody.
A news release from the SIU says a 36-year-old man was arrested in Arthur on Tuesday around 8:30 p.m. He was taken to the North Wellington Operations Centre in Teviotdale before being transferred to the Rockwood detachment that same night.
The SIU says that on Wednesday morning the man was observed in "medical distress" in his holding cell. First aid was administered and he was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:20 a.m.
The release said three investigators and one forensic investigator have been assigned to the case. A post-mortem is scheduled for Friday.
