Behind the scenes at the Ashley Smith inquest

TORONTO – The inquest into the death of a troubled New Brunswick teenager continues.

Ashley Smith died on October 19th, 2007 after tying a ligature around her neck, something she’d done several times before.

The counsel for the Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies at the Toronto inquest calls the video was disturbing and upsetting.

Canadian
Press reporter Colin Perkel has been live tweeting since the beginning
of the Ashley Smith coroner’s inquest and his coverage has provided
insight
into both the details of what happened and the emotion behind the tragic
event. 

You can follow along below:

Week 1 of inquest 

Week 2 of inquest