Ottawa Police were first called to the home on Jan. 7. On a subsequent call on Jan. 16, they found the bodies of a man and a woman. (CBC)

A 911 call placed from a central Ottawa home nine days before two bodies were found there has led to a complaint against the Ottawa Police Service.

The Ontario Special Investigations Unit is looking into whether criminal charges should be laid against members of the local police service in relation to how they responded to a domestic disturbance on Jan. 7, Ottawa police and the SIU reported Monday.

Police were called around 5 a.m. that day to the home at 446 Cambridge St. S., just south of Highway 417 and west of Bronson Avenue.

On Jan. 16, a concerned citizen called police about the same address. Police arrived to find the body of a man and a woman. The man has been identified as Andrew Ferguson, 33. As of 3:30 p.m. Monday, the woman, had not yet been identified, said an Ottawa Police Service news release.

The investigation into the suspicious deaths uncovered the earlier call, said the release.

The findings led to a complaint being made by Ottawa's police chief about the conduct of his own officers, even though there had been no complaint from the public.

The chief's complaint requires the Ottawa Police Service professional standards section to investigate whether all necessary steps were taken during the Jan. 7 investigation, said Ottawa police spokeswoman Carole Lavigne. That department will determine whether disciplinary charges should be laid. One of the issues being considered during the internal investigation will be whether police failed to patrol enough following the incident.

Because the second call related to the finding of two bodies, Ottawa police Chief Vern White notified the SIU. The Ontario civilian agency investigates incidents involving the police and civilians that have resulted in a serious injury or death, and determines whether criminal charges should be laid.

Autopsy results on the two bodies were expected late Monday or early Tuesday.

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