Nunavut coroner to hold inquest into Cape Dorset death in RCMP custody
Adla Pudlat, 29, was found unresponsive in a cell at the local RCMP detachment May 20 and was later pronounced dead.
Adla Pudlat, 29, died Friday after spending night in RCMP cells
Nunavut's coroner has ordered an inquest into the death of a Cape Dorset man last week in police custody.
Adla Pudlat, 29, was found unresponsive in a cell at the local RCMP detachment May 20 and was later pronounced dead.
Under Nunavut's Coroners Act, inquests are mandatory when deaths occur in police custody.
No date for the inquest has been set.
The coroner's office will schedule the inquest after an external investigation by the Ottawa Police Service is completed.