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B.C. RCMP detachment cleared of any wrongdoing in death of man while in custody

IIO director calls for changes to the system in his report
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The Comox Valley RCMP have been cleared of any wrongdoing in the April 23, 2022 death of a man in their custody.

The decision, by Ronald J. MacDonald, chief civilian director of the Independent Investigations Office, did not come without criticisms of the system as a whole, however.

According to the original IIO report obtained by Black Press, the Comox Valley RCMP were called to a residence on the 3300 block of Kentwood Road, at 4:30 a.m.

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Terry Farrell

About the Author: Terry Farrell

Terry returned to Black Press in 2014, after seven years at a daily publication in Alberta. He brings 14 years of editorial experience to Comox Valley Record...
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