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Inquest Schedule, Jury Findings and Verdicts


Inquests – Schedule, Jury Findings / Recommendations and Verdicts

The following is a list of upcoming inquests. Click the deceased name for inquest scheduling information. Note to media, information on attending inquests is found in the Media Guide to Attending Inquests [PDF].

Jury Findings – When an inquest is complete, a jury finding document is posted. This document is usually posted at the end of the last day of the inquest, and includes the jury’s findings and any recommendations.

Verdicts – The presiding coroner prepares a Verdict at Inquest which includes the presiding coroner comments, a brief overview of the circumstances of the death, the evidence presented and the jury's findings and any recommendations.  When the verdict document is posted it replaces the jury findings document. If you are looking for the verdict for one of the 2010 or 2011 inquests (not already posted), contact BC Coroners Service.

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2012 Inquest Schedule and Jury Findings

Inquest Date Location Deceased Type of Death Posted Documents
January 16 - 20, 2012 Penticton AMYOTTE, Gordon Brent Police Custody Jury Findings: Jan 18, 2012
February 6 - 10, 2012 Burnaby PARROUTY, Laurent Police Custody  
February 13 - 17, 2012 Williams Lake ENGELBERT, Charles Henry Logging Accident  
February 20 - 24, 2012 Burnaby KOONER, Bikermanjit Singh Police Custody  
March 5 - 9, 2012 Burnaby KNIGHT, Eugene Police Shooting  
March 26 - 30, 2012 Burnaby WRIGHT, Jeffrey James Alvin Police Shooting  
April 2 - 6, 2012 Burnaby WILCOX, John Matthew Police Shooting  
April 23 - 27, 2012 Burnaby HUBBARD, Michael Vann Police Shooting  
May 7, 2012 Burnaby TRAN, Ut
PHAM, Han
CHAN, Chi Wai (Jimmy)
Farm Accident, Toxic Fumes  
May 7 - 11, 2012 Campbell River JONES, George Alfred Police Custody  
May 14 - 18, 2012 Kamloops BARTLEY, Wilbert Douglas Ross Police Shooting  
June 4 - 7, 2012 Nelson SWEATMAN, Sheilah Water Rescue Drowning Accident  
June 25 - 29, 2012 Invermere LEE, Chul
CHA, Kwang
KOH, Chungjic
Vehicle Collision  
July 30 - August 3, 2012 Burnaby BARNES, Darrell Elroy Police Shooting  
August 13 - 17, 2012 Kelowna ZIMMER, Brandt Jason Police Custody  
September 10 - 14, 2012 Burnaby ERSLAVAS, John Jason    
September 24 - 28, 2012 Burnaby SMEARS, Leslie Roy    
October 9 - 12 Cranbrook KOHALYK, Collan Michael Police Custody  

Inquests – To Be Announced

Inquest Date Location Deceased Type of Death
TBA TBA PHILLIPS, Jeremy Michael  
TBA TBA ANDREWS, Joan  
TBA TBA DUDLEY, Lisa
MCKAY, Guthrie
 

Inquests – Archive