By Brittany Hobson The Canadian Press
Posted October 25, 2024 2:15 pm
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Provincial inquest into deaths of men successful Winnipeg constabulary custody begins
A Manitoba judge is calling for the instauration of a specialized squad of constabulary and paramedics to respond erstwhile radical are successful crisis.
The proposal is made successful an inquest study that looks astatine 5 men who died successful constabulary custody successful Winnipeg implicit 12 months successful 2018 and 2019.
The inquest determined the men died portion being restrained by constabulary and waiting for aesculapian assistance.
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The deaths were unrelated but successful each lawsuit the men were nether the power of drugs, acting agitated and needed aesculapian attraction that didn’t get successful time.
Judge Lindy Choy calls the deaths tragic.
She recommends an serviceman and a aesculapian nonrecreational jointly respond to a telephone erstwhile a idiosyncratic is successful distress and whitethorn request medication.
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Families of mentally sick men killed successful Winnipeg constabulary shootings telephone for associated inquest
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