Death of prisoner at Montreal municipal courthouse under investigation
Quebec's Independent Investigations Bureau (BEI) is looking into the death of a 23-year-old man while in custody at the municipal courthouse in Montreal.
Man was in cell with 12 other prisoners, Quebec's Independent Investigations Bureau says
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A 23-year-old man died Wednesday morning while in custody at the Montreal municipal courthouse. (Johanne Lapierre/Radio-Canada)
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Quebec's Independent Investigations Bureau (BEI) is investigating after a 23-year-old man died while in custody at the municipal courthouse in Montreal.
The man was to appear in court this morning after being arrested by Montreal police last night.
In a statement, the BEI said the man was placed in cell with about a dozen other people at around 7:30 this morning.
Just before 9:00, guards noticed the man unconscious on the floor of the cell.
The Bureau of Independent Investigations (BEI) investigates incidents in which people die or are hurt while in custody or during a police operation.
The man was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The bureau said investigators are questioning the other prisoners who were in the cell with the man.
The BEI is mandated to investigate incidents in which people die or are seriously injured while in custody or while interacting with police.
