The BC Coroners Service has been called in after a body was found Friday afternoon in West Vancouver. "A dog walker out in the wooded area just north of the houses in West Vancouver discovered some human remains. As a result of this discovery she notified the West Vancouver Police Department and led officers to the site where she found the human … [Read more...]
Coroner’s jury makes 16 recommendations after death of Colette Salemink
November 15, 2012 by
A coroner's jury reviewing the death of a mother following a house fire in Coquitlam has made 16 recommendations. Colette Salemink was 59 when her mentally ill son Blake set the fire in April of 2010 while he was on leave from a psychiatric facility. The 23-year old who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was later found not … [Read more...]
Coroner’s jury says keep Kits Coast Guard base open
September 14, 2012 by
A coroner's jury has made four recommendations, after an inquest into the December 2010 death of 35-year old John Jason Erslavas. Erslavas was under the influence of cocaine and methamphetamines when he was confronted by Vancouver Police near Canada Place. He was acting erratically, apparently threatening to hurt someone. When police approached … [Read more...]
Coroner’s inquest to begin into 2011 shooting death in Downtown Eastside
July 30, 2012 by
A coroner's inquest is set to begin today into the case of a man shot dead a year ago by Vancouver police officers in the Downtown Eastside. 48-year-old Darrell Elroy Barnes was fatally shot by an officer last July at Powell Street and Gore Avenue. Witnesses say they saw him run at a group of police holding a machete. The Integrated Homicide … [Read more...]
Coroners Service to review Boyd case
May 29, 2012 by
The BC Coroners Service is the latest agency to review its file into the 2007 VPD shooting death of Paul Boyd.An inquest was held into the death in December of 2010, ending with nine recommendations directed at police and health authorities.Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe calls the newly-released video "a very important piece of evidence." "We felt it … [Read more...]
Family reacts to Coroner’s Jury recommendations
May 16, 2012 by
Despite the Coroner's Jury findings, 10-year-old Eric Tran reads out a statement to the media to show his family is still hurting. His dad, Ut Van Tran, was one of the workers who died at the Langley mushroom farm in 2008. "I want my dad back. give my dad back to my mom. money won't bring him back. It won't heal the scars." Her 11-year-old … [Read more...]
Coroner’s Jury releases recommendations after mushroom farm deaths and injury
May 16, 2012 by
More inspections, more reporting, more training. That's among the 15 recommendations made by an Inquest jury into the deaths of three workers at a mushroom farm in Langley four years ago. Jim Sinclair, head of the BC Federation of Labour, says the findings, as long as they're implemented, will hold employers accountable, "We're hoping in the … [Read more...]
BC Coroners’ Service investigating hang gliding death
April 29, 2012 by
The BC Coroners' Service has taken over the investigation into yesterday's hang gliding accident near Agassiz. A 27-year old Mexican woman died after falling hundreds of metres just moments after take-off. No one seems able to explain what went so horribly wrong. Coroner Barb McLintock has plenty of questions. "What systems were in place for this … [Read more...]
Coroner’s inquest into Surrey death
October 11, 2011 by
A coroner's inquest is beginning Tuesday morning into the death Ropinder Gill.Gill died in hospital May 16th, 2010 - three days after he was taken into custody by Surrey R.C.M.P.At the time, mounties say they had responded to a call about a man honking his car horn while parked at 64th Avenue and 184th Street.The car then sped off once police … [Read more...]
Coroners to investigate Vancouver deaths that occurred while police were on scene
July 19, 2011 by
The B.C. Coroners Service will investigate two separate deaths in Vancouver that occurred July 16, as police were at the scene.Coroners Service spokesman Owen Court says one incident involved a ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
