Jury In Paul Inquest Makes Two Recommendations

Jury In Paul Inquest Makes Two Recommendations

Thursday, December 09, 2010 at 14:55

 

 

A coroner’s jury has released its decision in the case of an Aboriginal woman who died after a night in Battlefords RCMP cells.

 

The jury said 34-year-old Ida Paul died June 10th, 2009 accidentally, of multiple organ failure, triggered by a liberal use of Tylenol.

 

The six-member jury made two recommendations.

 

It said that all RCMP videos of Paul — including her being booked into custody, police efforts to revive her, and the arrival of amblulance attendants — not be released to the public, for the sake of her four children.

 

The jury also recommended that the RCMP monitor prisoners closely, checking on them every two hours.

 

Paul’s brother, Percy Paul, is pleased with the recommendations — adding they are exactly what he and the family were looking for.

 

Yesterday, Coroner Keith Kilback denied the family’s request to suppress the video evidence, saying a coroner’s inquest has to be made as public as possible.

 

Kilback says the jury’s findings and recommendations will now go to the Chief Coroner in Regina.