Inquest Into the Death Of Jordan Norfield Adjourned

Released on June 26, 2023

UPDATE 

A previous version of this release issued on June 26, 2023 indicated the inquest would be rescheduled in 2024. The inquest has since been rescheduled from October 30 to November 3, 2023

The public inquest into the death of Jordan Norfield that was scheduled to begin June 26, 2023, at the Coronet Hotel in Prince Albert has been adjourned at the request of the family's counsel. The inquest will be from October 30 to November 3, 2023.

Norfield, 30, passed away at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert on December 5, 2020. Norfield had been transferred by ambulance to the Victoria Hospital from the custody of the Prince Albert Police Service on December 2, 2020.

Section 20 of The Coroners Act, 1999 states that the Chief Coroner shall hold an inquest into the death of a person who dies while an inmate at a jail or a correctional facility, unless the coroner is satisfied that the person's death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.

The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is responsible for the investigation of all sudden, unexpected deaths. The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when and where that person died and the medical cause and manner of death. The coroner's jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

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