Koray Kevin Celik

• Family of Montreal man killed by police in 2017 wants case to be reopened

  The family of a young West Island man who died after an altercation with police is demanding justice. Koray Celik was subdued by officers in his parents’ home before he went into cardiac arrest in 2017. The officers were never charged in the incident and now the family is hoping a new appeal to the...

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2024
  
• Parents of man killed by Montreal police in 2017 call for case to be reopened

  Koray Kevin Celik's parents issued their request Monday, a day before a Montreal police ethics hearing for some of the officers involved in his death is set to begin.

  Crime

  Sep 23, 2024
  
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• Quebec appeal court upholds ruling finding that police watchdog issued biased release

  A provincial court judge sided with the family in a 2021 decision, and awarded Celik's parents and brothers a total of $30,000 in damages.

  Crime

  Jan 1, 2024
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• Montreal police used unnecessary force, lacked training in man’s death: coroner

  The coroner says the force used by police was unnecessary and that none of them had received training in de-escalation tactics or in strategies to deal with people in crisis.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2023
• Family of Montreal man killed during police call won’t take part in coroner’s inquest

  Coroner Luc Malouin said he wouldn't hold the couple in contempt given all they've been through in the past five years but would table their previous statements into the record.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2022