Fog Blog Toronto News Log: Woman Falls From Balcony To Her Death:

TORONTO -- Relatives of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell from the balcony of a Toronto apartment tower Wednesday night, say they called police to help her get through a mental health crisis and instead she ended up dead.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said Toronto police were called to an apartment building near High Park Avenue and Bloor Street West, at around 5:15 p.m. for a domestic incident.

Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders said officers were called to the apartment for an assault that had just occurred.

“I won’t speak to the parties involved – I listened to the call it sounded rather frantic and there was a need for police to be there,” he said, adding officers arrived four minutes after they were dispatched.

Knia Singh, a lawyer for the family, said his clients, mother Claudette Beals-Clayton and brother Reece Korchinski-Beals, called police to help them assist Regis Korchinski-Paquet who was experiencing severe mental distress.

“Claudette pleaded with police to provide assistance to her daughter – to bring her to CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health),” Singh said.