Family of Indigenous Woman Who Died in Ontario Hospital After 2 ER Visits Seeks Homicide Ruling at Inquest

Family of Indigenous woman who died in Ontario hospital after 2 ER visits seeks homicide ruling at inquest

The family of an Indigenous woman is urging an inquest jury examining her death in an Ontario hospital to rule it was a homicide due to biases, and errors made in her assessment and treatment. Heather Winterstein, 24, went to the St. Catharines hospital on Dec. 9, 2021, but a doctor ruled out ...

Lawyer for family of woman who died in Ontario hospital argues 'actions and omissions amounted to homicide'

The family of an Indigenous woman is urging an inquest jury examining her death in an Ontario hospital to rule it was a homicide due to biases, and errors made in her assessment and treatment. Heather Winterstein, 24, went to the St. Catharines hospital on Dec. 9, 2021, but a doctor ruled out infection, opted against doing bloodwork and attributed her symptoms to "social issues," the inquest heard. She returned the next day and died of sepsis aft

Family Seeks Homicide Ruling In Indigenous Woman’s Ontario Hospital Death - South Asian Daily

The family of a 24-year-old Indigenous woman who died after multiple visits to a St. Catharines hospital is urging a coroner’s jury to rule her death a homicide, citing alleged medical failures and systemic bias in her treatment. Heather Winterstein, a member of the Cayuga Nation with ties to Six Nations of the Grand River, died of sepsis in December 2021 after seeking care twice within two days. During the inquest, the family’s lawyer argued th…