Coroner's joint inquest will probe the deaths of Don Mamakwa, 44, and Roland McKay, 50
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A coroner's joint inquest begins this morning into the deaths of two Indigenous men who died while in the custody of Thunder Bay police.Both were arrested for suspicion of public intoxication and were being held at Thunder Bay Police Services headquarters when they lost vital signs.
It will also assess the goals and appropriateness of taking intoxicated people into police custody, and explore alternatives including the use of sobering centres or hospitals.Legal counsel for the Thunder Bay chief of police and several of the force's officer put forward a motion in January 2021 arguing certain cell blocks videos should be excluded from evidence.
Presiding coroner David Cameron dismissed arguments that the videos are not relevant to the inquest's scope earlier this year, stating that another Indigenous man almost simultaneously experiencing similar treatment to Mamakwa may suggest systemic issues that need to be addressed to prevent further deaths.
According to Cameron's ruling, Thunder Bay police officers can be seen in the video dragging Kwandibens to his cell. They can also be heard calling him derogatory names.This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship.
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Joint inquest begins into deaths of 2 Indigenous men in Thunder Bay police custody | Globalnews.caA coroner's joint inquest begins this morning into the deaths of two Indigenous men who died while in the custody of Thunder Bay police.
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