An Ombudsman report into how the Regina Police and the Coroner’s Service investigated the death of 14-year-old Haven Dubois says that the investigation and decision not to hold an inquest met the requirements of the Coroner’s Act.
In 2015, Haven Dubois was found dead in a creek in Regina. A coroner’s report said that Haven had a severe reaction to marijuana, which they say contributed to his death. Investigators ruled out foul play.
Haven’s mother Richelle Dubois delivered a model teepee with a hand written note to the Legislative building Friday addressed to Justice Minister Don Morgan.
She also released the report calling on Morgan to make public the draft final report as she questions transparency within the reports.
“I’d like to see the first draft of the report. I do know that it was handed to the Minister of Justice before it was released to me. I would actually like to see what the other findings were, that they allowed the government to go through before releasing it,” Dubois said. “I suspect the complaints commission allows the government to dictate what they publish and how they publish it by giving them a copy of them and letting draft them before they release it.”
Dubois says the Ombudsman report leaves her with unanswered questions.
The report makes seven recommendations in having the coroner make autopsy reports and explaining them easier for people to understand, allow people a reasonable amount of time to evaluate the report and if they wish challenge the conclusions and opinions in the report and for the Coroner to develop a process to handle public complaints.
(With files from Joel Willick)
(PHOTO: Richelle Dubois delivering a model teepee to Justice Minister Don Morgan Friday. Credit: Dan Jones.)