Manitoba RCMP arrested this man for public intoxication. Security video shows why he didn’t survive the night – CBC

Jul 15, 2024

5-day inquest revealed what happened to John Ettawakapow the night he died

Jeremy Ettawakapow waited years to learn what happened the night his father died in RCMP custody. Following a five-day inquest last month, he knows the tragedy could have been prevented.

“He could have had another day. He could have another month, could have another year.… That’s something that I’m very heartbroken about,” he said on June 21, the last day of the inquest.

Jeremy Ettawakapow sat through five days of testimony, during which he learned what happened to his father, John Ettawakapow, in his final moments after he was arrested for public intoxication in the northern Manitoba town of The Pas.

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