Vancouver Police Hearing: Officers' Testimonies Uncertain

0:00It's April 29th. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. A public hearing in Vancouver is picking back up today on the 2015 police death of Miles Gray, but the first planned testimony from one of the seven officers got yanked from the schedule. It's unclear now if any of those constables will even take the stand. Scheduling headaches hit hard with the police complaint office blaming unexpected issues were pushing things back to 2pm. Instead of witnesses, they'll hash out the calendar today, then roll on through the week and seven more days next month. Gray's family pushed for this hearing, which kicked off back in January after a corner's inquest last year called his death a homicide. The brutal backyard takedown left him with a busted eye socket, crushed voice box, and ruptured testicles, yet a police review cleared the officers of. Misconduct with no charges filed. Here this week, they dropped constable Eric Burznek from the list, and the new line

1:00of just set aside time for any officers who opt to speak. Without naming names or dates, the other six under the microscope are Corey Folkstad, Derek Cain, Josh Wong, Bo Spencer, Hardee Psehota, and Nick Thompson. Lawyers for the officers still need to drop their opening statements, but as this drags on, folks are watching close to see if accountability finally lands or slips away again.