UPDATE

For Immediate Release 2012JAG0170-001134 Aug. 8, 2012

Ministry of Justice BC Coroners Service

 

Inquest next week into the death of Brandt Jason Zimmer

 

KELOWNA – A coroner’s inquest will take place next week into the death of Brandt Jason Zimmer.

 

Note:  The presiding coroner in charge of this inquest has been changed.

 

Mr. Zimmer, aged 40, died in the emergency ward of Kelowna General Hospital on Aug. 15, 2010. He was in police custody, having been taken to hospital by officers shortly after his arrest at a Kelowna amusement centre. 

 

It is mandatory that an inquest be held into the death of anyone who dies while in police custody.

 

Presiding coroner Norm Leibel and a jury will hear evidence from subpoenaed witnesses to determine the facts surrounding this death. While the jury may not, by law, make any findings of legal responsibility, it will have the opportunity to make recommendations aimed at preventing deaths under similar circumstances in the future.

 

An inquest is a formal process that allows for public presentation of evidence relating to a death.

 

Event Date:  Monday, Aug. 13 – Friday, Aug. 17, 2012

 

Time:  9 a.m.

 

Location: 

Kelowna Courthouse

1355 Water St.

Kelowna

 

 

Contact:

Barbara McLintock Coroner, Strategic Programs BC Coroners Service 250 356-9253

 

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