Coroner's inquest into death of Lee Bonneau, 6, begins
Jury expected to hear of ignored warning signs about 10-year-old alleged killer
A coroner's inquest begins on Monday into a case that shocked the country.
In 2013, six-year-old Lee Bonneau was in the care of social services when he was beaten to death.
Bonneau's alleged killer — 10 years old at the time — is too young under the law to face charges for a crime.
The inquest is expected to hear about how those meant to protect the two children overlooked a troubling pattern of red flags.
Thirty-two witnesses are set to testify, including school officials and police officers who issued warnings about the boy accused of killing Bonneau.
Scathing report
Last year, Saskatchewan's children's advocate Bob Pringle wrote a scathing report entitled Two Tragedies: Holding Systems Accountable.
"It was a train wreck that we could see coming," Pringle said when his findings were released.
The document details nine separate complaints about the boy believed responsible for the death of Bonneau.
The most startling one comes from the RCMP. At the age of eight, the boy was suspected of breaking into a home and killing a pregnant dog as well as her unborn pups.
In addition, the boy's father was convicted of assaulting him.
According to the advocate's report, these signs were overlooked prior to Bonneau's death.
Social workers didn't even speak with the boy until four and a half years after the first complaint.
The children's advocate says that if any of the multiple warnings were taken more seriously, Bonneau and his alleged killer may have never met.
Read Bonnie Allen's and Tory Gillis's tweets from the inquest.