The Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) announced an inquest will be held for the 11 people who died on the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon, SK..On September 4, brothers Myles and Damien Sanderson went on a mass stabbing rampage, killing 10 and injuring 18 more people..The SCS expects to start the inquest in late spring to early summer 2023. .The inquest cannot start until the police and SCS investigations are completed.. James Smith Cree Nation .The police and SCS need to complete the toxicology reports, pathology-autopsy results, and completion of the crime scene investigations and witness testimonies before the inquest can begin..“The events that occurred require a methodical and complete investigation,” said the SCS..There will be no criminal trial because Myles Sanderson died in police custody, which is why an inquest is required to make the facts known to the public..“Without a public hearing of the facts, it will leave many questions unanswered from the families involved and the public pertaining to the circumstances leading to the deaths,” said the SCS..READ MORE Indigenous senator: Mass stabbing attacks caused by “colonial Canadian policies”.The inquest jury will have six jury members, all of whom must be indigenous..Damien will be included in this inquest because he died on the JSCN, which makes his the eleventh death..Myles will not be included in this inquest as he died off of the JSCN..The SCS revealed Myles did not die from “blunt force trauma,” but it will be three to four months for the toxicology report..READ MORE Mass stabbing attack manhunt ends with suspect dead of self-inflicted injuries
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) announced an inquest will be held for the 11 people who died on the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) and Weldon, SK..On September 4, brothers Myles and Damien Sanderson went on a mass stabbing rampage, killing 10 and injuring 18 more people..The SCS expects to start the inquest in late spring to early summer 2023. .The inquest cannot start until the police and SCS investigations are completed.. James Smith Cree Nation .The police and SCS need to complete the toxicology reports, pathology-autopsy results, and completion of the crime scene investigations and witness testimonies before the inquest can begin..“The events that occurred require a methodical and complete investigation,” said the SCS..There will be no criminal trial because Myles Sanderson died in police custody, which is why an inquest is required to make the facts known to the public..“Without a public hearing of the facts, it will leave many questions unanswered from the families involved and the public pertaining to the circumstances leading to the deaths,” said the SCS..READ MORE Indigenous senator: Mass stabbing attacks caused by “colonial Canadian policies”.The inquest jury will have six jury members, all of whom must be indigenous..Damien will be included in this inquest because he died on the JSCN, which makes his the eleventh death..Myles will not be included in this inquest as he died off of the JSCN..The SCS revealed Myles did not die from “blunt force trauma,” but it will be three to four months for the toxicology report..READ MORE Mass stabbing attack manhunt ends with suspect dead of self-inflicted injuries