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custody_death · 2015-Q2

Office of the Chief Coroner (Ontario) · Office of the Chief Coroner – Ontario (OCC)

Finding
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Redacted summary

An immigration detainee died at a regional health centre. The cause of death was sudden death during a struggle with a towel placed on the mouth and under the nose, in the setting of a pre-existing medical condition; the means were determined to be undetermined. A coroner's inquest jury issued recommendations to various government agencies and institutions, including a police service and a health centre, regarding detention conditions, segregation practices, use-of-force, and inter-agency protocols.

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