A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a highrise balcony in the presence of police is set to resume this afternoon after adjourning early on Thursday.
The inquest into the death of 29-year-old Regis Korchinski-Paquet was paused roughly an hour into Thursday’s proceedings after her mother made a new allegation against police.
Claudette Beals testified that she saw officers push her daughter toward the balcony.
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The presiding coroner, Dr. David Cameron, told jurors Thursday counsel were strategizing on how to best have them hear evidence related to the circumstances of Korchinski-Paquet’s death “in a clear and fair manner.”
As the inquest reconvened this morning, Cameron said counsel had worked “very late into the evening to reach a consensus on how to proceed forward” but weren’t “quite there yet.”
He encouraged jurors to review and discuss the evidence until 3 p.m., when he would provide an update on the situation.
Beals is expected to continue her testimony when the inquest begins hearing evidence again.
Earlier Thursday, she said that the family struggled at times to deal with Korchinski-Paquet’s seizures and would have benefited from support and education regarding epilepsy.
The inquest has heard Korchinski-Paquet experienced seizures from epilepsy and had two on May 27, 2020, the day she died.
Her seizures were often followed by periods of erratic and aggressive behaviour, the inquest has heard.
Crazzy Momma is angry that their civil suit has failed and the initial donations and financial support have dried up. Being a professsional welfare recipient it’s always someone else’s fault. Here’s a wild idea look in the mirror and estimate how many times you called the police on your daughter prior to her death, you big dummy.