P.E.I. government reports second death in custody this year
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A person who was being held in custody at a provincial facility has died, P.E.I.’s Division of Justice has confirmed.
Nonetheless, few different particulars have been launched, together with the identify of the person, when the loss of life occurred and the place the particular person was being held.
That is the second loss of life of a person held in custody that has occurred because the begin of this 12 months. A person who was an involuntary affected person at Prince County Hospital in Summerside died in February.
An inquest into that loss of life has but to be accomplished.
In an e mail, Justice and Public Security consultant Kip Prepared confirmed the loss of life and mentioned the province’s Coroner’s Workplace is investigating. Nonetheless, Prepared mentioned no different particulars will be launched till after the investigation has been accomplished.
The province’s Coroner’s Act states a public inquest shall be held in instances by which an individual dies whereas an inmate at a jail, lock-up, correctional facility or medical facility until the loss of life was not preventable or was on account of pure causes.
Prepared mentioned it was too early to announce whether or not or not an inquest can be held.
“We aren’t in a position to formally announce an inquest into any loss of life till the investigation is full and the respective relations are notified,” he mentioned on Aug. 3.
