Indigenous woman’s family ‘shocked’ by Appeal Court decision in custody death
Cindy Chrisjohn was scrolling through her social media feed when she saw an article with her deceased sister’s photo.
Appeal Court overturns one of London officer’s two convictions in woman’s death
Ontario’s top court has quashed a London police officer’s conviction for criminal negligence causing death in the 2016 custody death of an Indigenous woman, but ruled a second conviction will stand.
Judge who convicted cop in overdose death had ‘hindsight bias,’ appeal court told
An Indigenous woman who died of a drug overdose in police custody may still have still died had the arresting officer sought medical treatment for her, a lawyer for the London police officer told an appeal court. A one-day hearing was held Wednesday for Const. Nicholas Doering, who was sentenced to one year in jail […]
Police associations to make arguments at London officer’s custody-death appeal
Two policing groups will be allowed to make arguments next month at the appeal hearing of a London police officer convicted in the 2016 custody death of an Indigenous woman.