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By Nigel Maxwell

Searching for answers

Norfield inquest adjourned to 2024

Jun 26, 2023 | 9:53 AM

A public inquest that was scheduled to run this week at Prince Albert’s Coronet Hotel, has been adjourned and won’t happen now until next year.

The reason provided by the Ministry of Justice was a request of the family’s counsel.

Jordan Norfield, 30, passed away at the Victoria Hospital in Prince Albert on Dec. 5, 2020. Norfield had been transferred by ambulance to the Victoria Hospital from the custody of the Prince Albert Police Service on Dec. 2, 2020.

Section 20 of The Coroners Act, states that the Chief Coroner shall hold an inquest into the death of a person who dies while an inmate at a jail or a correctional facility, unless the coroner is satisfied that the person’s death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.

The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is responsible for the investigation of all sudden, unexpected deaths.

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The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when and where that person died and the medical cause and manner of death. The coroner’s jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

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