The death of Mark Smellie is being investigated by the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario.
Provincial officials say the 54-year-old died in hospital on March 15, 2019, stemming from an incident on March 4 while in custody at the OPP detachment in Burk’s Falls.
The inquest will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 12. The inquest will be held virtually.
An inquest into his death is mandatory under the Coroners Act.
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Officials say the inquest will look into what happened leading up to Smellie’s death and “the jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing further deaths.”
They expect the proceedings to last five days.
