Gladys Akimana was living in a shelter in August 2022, run by Covenant House Vancouver when he overdosed on a mix of opioids and alcohol.
The parents of a man who died of an overdose at a Vancouver shelter two years ago are now suing the charity.According to the lawsuit, his case manager and probation officer recommended that he live at Covenant House as he “was a young person with complex needs who could not live at home, and the premises would provide safe shelter and support.
It added that Covenant House staff should “knew or ought to have known” that when intoxicated, Akimana had in the past experienced suicidal ideation and symptoms of psychosis.The lawsuit says that Covenant House staff “knew or ought to have known” that Akimana had been recently diagnosed with schizophrenia and been prescribed medication to treat alcohol use disorder.“It was reasonably foreseeable to the Defendant that a vulnerable young person like Mr.
His cause of death was later ruled to be the result of concurrent use of opioids and alcohol that resulted in respiratory suppression and failure. Akimana’s parents said in the document that they have suffered the loss of future financial support because of their son’s death. They are seeking undisclosed damages.1st lung cancer vaccine trials launch, powered by COVID mRNA technologyHiking Trails of Mainland Nova Scotia back for 10th edition
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