Haldimand County OPP are investigating a sudden death after learning the person had been involved in an altercation in Dunnville days before going to hospital.
Police say the person went to a local hospital in medical distress on Wednesday, November 4. They were later transferred to a Niagara-area hospital, where they were pronounced dead.
Investigators determined the person had been involved in an altercation at a George Street address in Dunnville on Friday, October 30. Police did not identify the person or release a cause of death in their initial statement.
The Haldimand County OPP Crime Unit is investigating under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, working with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. OPP Forensic Identification Services is also assisting.
Anyone with information that could help investigators is asked to call Haldimand County OPP at 1-888-310-1122.