Released on October 14, 2014
A public inquest into the death of Roderick Sewap has been scheduled for October 20 - 24, at 10 a.m. at the Prospector Inn in Creighton, Saskatchewan.On the evening of August 25, 2013, Sewap, 43, was arrested in Denare Beach and taken to the RCMP Creighton detachment. The following afternoon, he had a seizure and was transported by ambulance to the hospital in Flin Flon. Sewap was subsequently transferred to the Royal University Hospital where he died on August 31, 2013.
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. In addition to establishing who died, when and where the individual died, the medical cause of death and the manner of death, the coroner's jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths in the future.
Coroner Alma Wiebe, Q.C., of Saskatoon will preside at the inquest.
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For more information, contact:
Jordan Jackle
Justice
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8621
Email: jordan.jackle@gov.sk.ca