A coroner is scheduled to release her report today into the death of a homeless Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal.
Fifty-one-year-old Raphaël “Napa” André died in January 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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His body was found steps away from a shelter that had been closed by public health officials because of plumbing problems and a COVID-19 outbreak.
Quebec had also imposed a nighttime curfew to curb the spread of the virus.
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Coroner Stéphanie Gamache is scheduled to hold a news conference in Montreal shortly after she releases her report.
The coroner’s inquest on André’s death was held in May and June 2024.
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