Coroners Service


Inquest Schedule and Outcomes


Inquests – Schedule and Jury Findings/Recommendations

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

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2010 Inquest Schedule and Jury Findings

Inquest Date Location Deceased Type of Death Posted Documents
Feb 2 - 5, 2010 Nanaimo DELORME, William Corey    

2009 Inquest Schedule and Jury Findings

Inquest Date Location Deceased Type of Death Posted Documents
Jan 12 - 16, 2009 Burnaby KANG, Bhupinder Singh Suicide Jury Findings Jan 19, 2009
Feb 10 - 13, 2009 Burnaby COWARD, Laura Eileen Police Custody Jury Findings Feb 13, 2009
April 28 - 30, 2009 Burnaby WAGEMANS, Ryan Police Custody Jury Findings Apr 29, 2009
May 19 - 21, 2009 Port Hardy PREVOST, Albert William Police Custody Jury Findings May 21, 2009
June 1 - 12, 2009 Burnaby ALLAN, Ross Alexander Suicide Jury Findings June 10, 2009
June 29 - July 3, 2009 Port Hardy COON, Debra Marie Police Custody Jury Findings July 3, 2009
Sept 15 - 16, 2009 Burnaby SERBEH, Daniel Police Custody Jury Findings
Sept 16, 2009
Nov 2 - 6, 2009 Prince George BOUEY, Cheryl Ann Police Custody Jury Findings Nov 4, 2009
Nov 16 - 20, 2009 Burnaby KNIPSTROM, Robert Thurston Police Custody  
Dec 7-11 and 14 - 18, 2009 Burnaby BAL, Amarjit Kaur
SIDHU, Sarabjit Kaur
PUNIA, Sukhwinder Kaur
Motor Vehicle  
Dec 14 - 18, 2009 Victoria LEE, Christian Thomas Jin Young
PARK, Yong Sun (Sunny)
CHUN, Kum Lea
PARK, Moon Kyu
LEE, Peter Hyun Joon
Homicide / Suicide  

2008 Inquest Schedule and Jury Findings

Inquest Date Location Deceased Type of Death Posted Documents
Jan 30 - 31, 2008 Victoria TURNER, Wayne Allan Corrections Facility Jury Findings Feb 1, 2008
Feb 19 - 21, 2008 Port Alberni TOM, Christopher Police Custody Jury Findings Feb 21, 2008
March 31 - April 4, 2008 Burnaby LAM, Yau Tong Frankie Police Pursuit Jury Findings April 4, 2008
May 13 - 15, 2008 Burnaby BERTHOLET, James Hector Police Custody Jury Findings May 15, 2008
May 21 - 23, 2008 Kelowna STEIN, Michael Lee Police Custody Jury Findings May 22, 2008
May 27 - 29, 2008 Penticton QUALTIER, Stephen Police Custody Jury Findings June 3, 2008
June 2 - 6 and
June 9 - 13, 2008
Williams Lake LEWIS, Donald Dwayne Police Custody Jury Findings June 9, 2008
Aug 11 - 15, 2008 Sechelt DIXON, Merrill Brady Boating Incident Jury Findings Aug 15, 2008
Aug 25 - 29 and Sept 2 - 5, 2008 Burnaby TAIT, Kyle Andrew Police Shooting Ruling Apr 28, 2008
Jury Findings Sept 5, 2008
Sept 22 - 24, 2008 Terrace WILLIE, Percival Police Custody Jury Findings Sept 23, 2008
Oct 7 - 9, 2008 Burnaby PETE, Candice Police Custody Jury Findings Oct 8, 2008
Oct 22 - 24, 2008 Fort St. John McPHERSON, Larry Lee Police Custody Jury Findings Oct 24, 2008
Nov 4 - 5, 2008 Burnaby HONG-ROSS, Daniel Police Custody Jury Findings Nov 4, 2008
Nov 12 - 14, 2008 Vernon Klim, Christopher Paul Police Shooting Jury Findings Nov 14, 2008
Nov 19 - 21, 2008 Burnaby McKenna, Cecil Edward Police Custody Jury Findings Nov 21, 2008
Nov 24 0 28, 2008 Port Hardy NELSON, Duane Police Custody Jury Findings Nov 26, 2008
Dec 8 - 12 and 15 - 17, 2008 Burnaby King, Daniel Antony Police Shooting Jury Findings Dec 17, 2008

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Inquests – To Be Announced

Date Deceased Type of Death
TBA Schoenborn, Kaitlynne Theresa
Schoenborn, Max Daniel
Schoenborn, Cordon Riley
Child Death
TBA DZIEKANSKI, Robert Police Custody


Inquests – Archive