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Police were in a high-rise apartment more than two years ago A relative of a Toronto woman who sometimes fell off the balcony said her death, a newly filed proceeding hoping to shed more light, their lawyer.
Regis Korchinski-Paquet's family is suing several police officers and the head of an Ontario police watchman. In the proceedings filed this week, the Attorney General of the State, the City of Toronto, and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation have also been nominated as defendants.
Korchinski-Paquet's death in May 2020 was a few days after police killed George Floyd, a black man from Minneapolis, and further fueled protests and police defense calls. ..
The state police guard dog, a special investigation unit, later discovered that there was no reason to prosecute the police involved.
In a $ 10 million proceeding, Korchinski-Paquet's relatives allege suffered severe mental distress after being provided with "misunderstanding information" at the time of her death.
The alleged statement also said that Toronto police officers "intentionally misunderstood" an investigation conducted by SIU and the office of an independent police review director, another oversight body. Insist.
"(Family) wants more information to be collected through civil proceedings," their lawyer, Jason E. Bogle, said Friday.
A civil lawsuit made it possible to request third-party records, including those related to her phone that she was using when police arrived, he said.
"We can do that, so we can find more answers," he said.
The civil proceedings also provide an opportunity to ask relevant officers, Bogle said.
"And the decision to go through a civil suit ... because of the fact that they control getting answers, or at least ask these officers what happened. A day of empowerment as well, "he said.
"You found a young black (and indigenous) woman crossing the balcony, you don't want to see it indifferent," he said. "Therefore, I think the best result of a civil suit is indifference and accountability. That's important."
Bogle also said that Toronto police and Corch before she fell. He has released a video that he claims to show the interaction between the moments of the police pake.
The defendant, who had to submit a response within 20 days of the proceeding, was unable to contact him immediately for comment on Friday.
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