BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody.
BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia's Independent Investigations Office has been notified by Mounties in Burnaby after a woman died in their custody.
RCMP say in a statement that the woman was arrested on Wednesday night as officers investigated a report of a disturbance and she spent the night in jail without incident. But an hour after she was released on Thursday, police say they received another call about the same woman causing a disturbance at a different location.
The woman was put back in jail, but during a regular check police say it was discovered that she wasn't breathing.B-C's police watchdog confirms it is investigating the woman's death to determine what happened leading up to her death and whether police actions or inactions played any role.
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