No grounds to charge officer in death of Thunder Bay woman, Ontario police watchdog says | Unpublished
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Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Paola Loriggio
Publication Date: July 17, 2025 - 17:46

No grounds to charge officer in death of Thunder Bay woman, Ontario police watchdog says

July 17, 2025

Ontario’s police watchdog says it found no grounds to lay a criminal charge against a Thunder Bay officer who approved the cancellation of a domestic disturbance call hours before a woman was found dead in a home.

The Special Investigations Unit has released a report on its investigation into the death of 21-year-old Jenna Ostberg, who the agency said was found without vital signs in a closet in her boyfriend’s bedroom on Dec. 30, 2023. 



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