Nicous D'Andre Spring

• Ex-jail guard charged in death of unlawfully detained inmate in Montreal

  Nicous D'André Spring died on Christmas Eve 2022 after guards at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail fitted his head with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed him twice.

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  Jul 11, 2025
  
• Protest at McGill University held to demand justice for Nicous D’Andre Spring

  "I'm calling up all the ancestors to please answer our prayers and give my brother justice, because we're not stopping. We're not stopping," said Sarafina Dennie, Nicous' sister.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2023
  
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• Sister of Montreal man who died while illegally jailed wants video footage released

  Nicous D'Andre Spring died at Montreal's Bordeaux jail after an altercation with jail guards on Christmas Eve, a day after he was supposed to be released to come home.

  Canada

  Jan 31, 2023
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• Public inquiry ordered into jail death of illegally detained Montreal man

  The 21-year-old died at a provincial detention centre on Dec. 24 after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed by jail guards a day after he should have been released.

  Crime

  Jan 17, 2023
• Lobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man’s jail death

  Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, was illegally detained at Bordeaux jail on Dec. 24 when guards fitted his head with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed him twice. He died later in hospital.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2023
• Family of Montreal man killed while unlawfully jailed wants systemic racism inquiry

  Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died after being fitted with a spit hood and pepper-sprayed twice by jail guards the day after he should have been released from detention.

  Crime

  Jan 5, 2023
• Inquiry demanded into Montreal jail death after guards used pepper spray, spit hood

  Veteran Montreal defence lawyers say the circumstances surrounding Nicous D'Andre Spring's jail death warrant an in-depth inquiry in addition to official investigations underway.

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  Jan 4, 2023
• Montreal prison manager suspended in addition to guard after death of illegally detained 21-year-old man

  Quebec's Public Security Department says the suspension is the second involving a Bordeaux detention centre employee in connection with the death of Nicous D'Andre Spring.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2023
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• Quebec to investigate death of inmate who was illegally detained

  A department spokesperson says Nicous D'Andre Spring was in 'illegal detention' when he was injured Dec. 24 inside the Montreal detention centre

  Crime

  Dec 30, 2022