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Rare hearings wrap on alleged mishandling of suicide by military police
Military police are accused of a six-hour delay, no resuscitation attempt and unclear wellness-check rules as hearings near their end.
- Today, May 15, 2026, public interest hearings conclude in Ottawa examining allegations that military police mishandled a welfare check during the 2024 death of defence analyst Shaun Orton.
- On April 21, 2024, Sarah Orton requested a welfare check, stating Shaun was "spiralling out of control and needing help," but Master Cpl. Mathew Young initially declined, telling her "our hands are kind of tied."
- Sarah eventually convinced police to conduct a wellness check at 3:30 p.m., though her counsel alleges officers failed to attempt CPR, despite policy requiring life-saving efforts unless death is "clearly evident."
- These hearings do not issue disciplinary judgments but aim to determine if military police acted appropriately and will produce policy recommendations addressing Sarah's statement that "institutions could have done more."
- This rare proceeding follows the 2015 probe into the suicide of Cpl. Stuart Langridge, and a future public interest hearing is expected this fall to examine a botched active shooter drill in Montreal.
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Rare hearings wrap on an alleged mishandling of suicide by military police
It’s the final day of hearings into the tragic death of a Canadian defence analyst in 2024, launched over allegations military police mishandled a welfare check on the day he took his own life at his Ottawa home.
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Rare hearings wrap on alleged mishandling of suicide by military police
OTTAWA - It’s the final day of hearings into the tragic death of a Canadian defence analyst in 2024, launched over allegations military police mishandled a welfare check on the
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