Released on April 24, 2017
A public inquest into the death of John Glen MacAulay will be held May 8–12, 2017, at the Sandman Hotel in Saskatoon.On the morning of March 4, 2016, MacAulay, 46, was found alone and unresponsive in his cell at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. Emergency crews were called to the scene. He was pronounced dead an hour after he was discovered.
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 Office of the Chief Coroner 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 can also make recommendations to prevent further deaths.
Coroner Robert Kennedy Q.C. of Saskatoon will preside at the inquest. Saskatoon’s Sandman Hotel is located at 310 Circle Drive.
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For more information, contact:
Noel Busse
Justice
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8959
Email: noel.busse@gov.sk.ca