18-01-2019 22:14 via ottawacitizen.com

Coroner's office investigating hanging death at Ottawa jail

The coroner’s office is investigating another death at the Ottawa jail after an accused bank robber hanged himself just after midnight on Thursday.
Jean Veillette, 48, hanged himself in his cell on 2 Wing and was later pronounced dead in hospital after guards and then paramedics tried to revive him.
The coroner’s office routinely investigates every death in custody and has the power to call an inquest, although inquests are prohibited from assigning blame.
Veillette had been on the O
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