4 publishers · first seen Thu, 29 Oct 2026 14:30 UTC · updated Thu, 29 Oct 2026 17:41 UTC
A coroner's inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet was adjourned indefinitely on October 29, 2026, just before closing arguments were to be delivered, due to an unanticipated investigation that must be completed first. Dr. David Cameron, the presiding coroner, gave no details about the investigation but said the public and jurors would be informed when the inquest resumes.
Korchinski-Paquet, a 29-year-old woman of Afro-Indigenous and Ukrainian descent, died on May 27, 2020 after falling from a 24th-floor balcony in Toronto while police were in her apartment. Her mother, Claudette Beals, recently alleged that officers pushed her daughter toward the balcony, prompting the pause. The Special Investigations Unit previously found no charges warranted, concluding she died while attempting to move between balconies.
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