Inquest into Regis Korchinski-Paquet's Death

0:00Almost six years after Regis Kurchinsky, Pakeh, fell to her death from a 24th-story balcony in Toronto, the Ontario Corners office just announced an inquest into what happened. The 29-year-old Indigenous, Ukrainian, and Black woman died in May of 2020, just 26 minutes after police showed up at her, a parmin. Her family had called cops because she was in a fight with her brother, throwing punches and holding knives. Regis dealt with mental health struggles and epilepsy, but the special investigations unit cleared all five officers of wrongdoing back in August of that year, her dead, a family spokesperson, says they're frustrated with how police handled things that night, pointing to gaps in their account and her health issues. They worry past inquests lead to recommendations that go nowhere, especially around police interactions and balcony falls. In 2022, the family sued Toronto police, those officers, and the SIU for $10 million, seeking accountability.

1:00This inquest will dig into the full circumstances and could spark jury recommendations to stop similar tragedies. Officials say delays come from wrapping up other probes and the growing complexity of these cases, but no date or location yet, stay tuned as details. Drop. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.