An inquest into the death of Sherman Kirby Quisses, a member of Neskantaga First Nation, who died in 2012 following an altercation at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre, is scheduled to begin on February 24th.
Inquest into death of First Nations man in Thunder Bay, Ont., in 2012 to start this month | CBC News LoadedAn inquest into the death of a member of Neskantaga First Nation in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been scheduled to begin at the end of the month. Here is what we know about the proceedings that will look at the death of Sherman Kirby Quisses.An inquest into the death of a member of Neskantaga First Nation in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been scheduled to begin at the end of the month.
Sherman Kirby Quisses died at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on June 4, 2012, following an altercation at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre. HeAccording to police, Quisses was hurt with a sharp object during an argument with another inmate, CBC News previously reported. Dr. Kevin Miller, regional supervising coroner for the north region, announced Monday that the inquest into Quisses' death will begin on Feb. 24 at 9:30 a.m. by video conference.
Dr. David Eden will be the presiding officer, while Christina Varrette and David Kirk will be the inquest counsel, according to Monday's news release from the ministry of the solicitor general.charged with first-degree murderin 2016 when Renu Mandhane, chief of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, toured the jail and met Capay, who was being kept alone in his cell for 23 hours a day with the lights on."The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Quisses' death.
Sarah Law is a CBC News reporter based in Thunder Bay, Ont., and has also worked for newspapers and online publications elsewhere in the province. Have a story tip? You can reach her at [email protected] Capay, whose murder charge was stayed over excessive time in solitary, charged with sexual assault
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