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KINGSTON, ON, Feb. 2 /CNW/ - Dr. Andrew McCallum, Regional Supervising Coroner for Eastern Ontario, today announced that an inquest will be held in the death of Roger Sparks. Mr. Sparks, 48, died on November 19, 2003, while in custody at the Ottawa Regional Detention Centre. Under the Coroners Act, an inquest must be held in the death of any person who dies while in custody. The inquest is expected to last one day. The inquest will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 2005, at the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, 160 Elgin Street, 11th Floor, Ottawa. Dr. Gordon Watt will preside as inquest coroner and Mr. M. Holmes will be counsel to the coroner. Disponible en français www.mpss.jus.gov.on.ca
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For further information: Contact: Dr. Andrew McCallum, Regional Supervising Coroner for Eastern Ontario, Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, (613) 531-5737
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