Investigation
Intoxicated male dies in custody
Date Published:
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Queen's County
Summary
On July 8, 2013, at approximately 11p.m., a 40year old male (AP) was found by civilians lying on the River Head Road in Queens County. 911 was called to report an intoxicated male. Both Emergency Health Services (EHS) and the RCMP responded. AP was arrested for being intoxicated in public and transported to the RCMP detachment in Liverpool. He was lodged in cells by Officers 1 and 2 just before 1a.m. At 1:30a.m., the civilian jail guard (Officer 3) became concerned about AP’s health and called for assistance from the Officers 1 and 2 who were out on a call. When they arrived at 1:59a.m., AP was not breathing and CPR was commenced. EHS arrived and AP was transported to hospital. He was pronounced deceased at 2:41a.m. In accordance with the requirements of the Police Act, shortly after AP died, the RCMP referred the matter to SiRT, which immediately assumed responsibility for the investigation. The investigation was completed on February 3, 2014. Conclusion of the file was dependent on…