Police Suicides

• Inquest recommends Mounties make mental health assessments mandatory

  "I fear that people recognize me and point me out," Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre wrote in a letter before his death.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2018
  
• ‘They want to disappear’: psychiatrist speaks to Mounties’ PTSD struggle

  An inquest into Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre's suicide aims to see if more could be done to prevent similar deaths in the future.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2018
  
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• ‘Nothing has changed’: Ex-Mounties take aim at RCMP during inquest

  “It was the single biggest institutional betrayal I witnessed in 15 years,” testifies Atoya Montague.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Mountie’s widow testifies how high-profile Tasering at Vancouver airport ruined his life

  Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre took his own life in 2013. His wife speaks about how the Mounties made him a scapegoat in Robert Dziekanski's Tasering.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2018
• ‘I don’t want to die’: 5 years on, inquest into Mountie’s suicide to begin

  Former Mounties who’ve fought their own battles with the force say they will be watching the inquest into Sgt. Pierre Lemaitre's death.

  Features

  Nov 25, 2018