Soleiman Faqiri
Ontario man whose brother died in jail holds public forum in Vancouver
More than two years after 30-year-old Soleiman Faqiri died at Central East Correctional Centre, his brother Yusuf Faqiri is trying to raise awareness of the case. Continue reading
Family of man who died in Ontario jail while awaiting transfer launches lawsuit against province, guards
Soleiman Faqiri, who had schizophrenia, died while awaiting a transfer from the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., to a mental health facility in December 2016. Continue reading
OPP re-open case of jail cell death of man found with dozens of injuries
Faqiri, who had schizophrenia, died in a segregation cell at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., while awaiting a transfer to a mental health facility in December 2016. Continue reading
Coroner’s inquest to probe death of inmate at Central East Correctional Centre
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
A coroner’s inquest has been called into the death of Soleiman Faqiri, the Ajax man who died in 2016 while in custody at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont. Continue reading
No charges to be laid in death of inmate at Central East Correctional Centre after ‘physical altercation’ with guards
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
No criminal charges will be laid in connection to the death of Soleiman Faqiri, who died after being admitted to the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont. Continue reading
Ontario man with schizophrenia who died after ‘altercation’ with jail guards had over 50 injuries: lawyer
Thirty-year-old Soleiman Faqiri died on Dec. 15 — 11 days after being admitted to the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont., on charges of assault, threatening death and bodily harm and two counts of aggravated assault. Continue reading
Family still without answers 6 months after Ontario man with schizophrenia dies in jail
Six months after the unexplained death of a man with schizophrenia inside an Ontario jail following a “physical altercation” with multiple guards, his family is still desperate to know what really happened to him. Continue reading
Family wants answers after Ontario man with schizophrenia killed in jail guard ‘altercation’
The family of Soleiman Faqiri, a man with schizophrenia who died after a “physical altercation” with guards inside an Ontario jail last month, are demanding answers — while friends hold a vigil in his memory in Toronto. Continue reading