{"id":149137,"date":"2024-01-22T08:55:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T13:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/rwddev\/?p=149137"},"modified":"2024-01-22T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T15:35:06","slug":"inquest-into-death-of-man-while-in-police-custody-in-burks-falls-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/inquest-into-death-of-man-while-in-police-custody-in-burks-falls-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"Inquest announced into death of man following an incident while in Burk&#8217;s Falls police custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Joel Kirsh, Regional Supervising Coroner, Central Region, Central East Office, has announced the date for the inquest into the death of Mark Smellie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr. Smellie, 54 years old, died in hospital on March 15, 2019, following an incident on March 4, 2019, while in custody at the Ontario Provincial Police detachment in Burks Falls. An inquest into his death is mandatory under the&nbsp;<em>Coroners Act.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Smellie\u2019s death. The jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing further deaths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inquest is expected to last five days and hear from approximately six witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inquest will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, February 12, 2024. Dr. Ronald Goldstein will be the presiding officer and Anna-Rachel Tenhouse will be inquest counsel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inquest will be conducted by video conference. Members of the public who wish to view the proceedings can do so live at the link, <a href=\"https:\/\/firstclassfacilitation.ca\/office-of-the-chief-coroner\/inquest-into-the-death-of-mark-smellie\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HERE<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more information about inquests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/coroners-inquests\">HERE<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox so you don&#8217;t miss anything!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"background: #5cb85c url('https:\/\/d1iczxrky3cnb2.cloudfront.net\/red_logo.png') no-repeat 37px; color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; display: inline-block; font-size: 16px; padding: 15px 38px; padding-left: 75px; -webkit-border-radius: 2px; -moz-border-radius: 2px; border-radius: 2px; box-shadow: 0 1px 0 0 #1f5a89; text-shadow: 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);\" href=\"https:\/\/donorbox.org\/support-huntsville-doppler\">Click here to support local news<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Joel Kirsh, Regional Supervising Coroner, Central Region, Central East Office, has announced the date for the inquest into the death of Mark Smellie. 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