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Toronto woman who fell from balcony after police arrived had seizures, inquest hears
The inquest is examining how police and paramedics respond to seizures and postictal delirium after records showed repeated calls about her epilepsy.
- On Tuesday, a Toronto coroner's inquest began examining the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, who fell from a highrise balcony six years ago while police were in her home.
- Medical records presented showed Korchinski-Paquet experienced seizures earlier that day, often followed by "confusion, irritability, physically and verbally abusive behaviour and episodic amnesia," prompting multiple prior police and paramedic calls.
- Inquest counsel Roger Shallow described the death as "sudden and profoundly tragic," noting the jury will examine how responders are trained regarding epilepsy and postictal delirium over 14 days with 13 witnesses.
- Claudette Beals, Korchinski-Paquet's mother, stated she has no faith in "police investigating police," advocating for binding inquest recommendations as no one has been held responsible for her daughter's death.
- The inquest jury does not assign criminal responsibility but may propose prevention recommendations, even though the Special Investigations Unit previously cleared Toronto police of wrongdoing in the case.
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Toronto woman who fell from balcony after police arrived had seizures, inquest hears
TORONTO - A Toronto woman who fell from a highrise balcony while police were in her home more than six years ago had a long history of seizures due to
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