Korchinski-Paquet died after falling from the balcony of her apartment in High Park while Toronto police were at her home on May 27, 2020. The statement, filed June 27, names the city of Toronto, five Toronto police officers on the scene that night, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), the Ontario Attorney General, and Joseph Martino of the Special Investigation Unit. of Ontario (SIU). ). The SIU cleared the police officers involved in the incident, saying that while their efforts to de-escalate the situation were unsuccessful, none of them violated the law. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that the police deliberately misled SIU’s investigation as well as the Office of the Independent Director of Police Review (OIPRD), and also shared false information about Korchinski-Paquet after her death. Jason Bogle, the lawyer representing the family, told a news conference Wednesday afternoon that the facts published by officials about the case were inconsistent with those recorded in the surveillance video. The family’s OIPRD complaint stated that no one in the family saw police officers acting in a way that indicated they were following de-escalation techniques or that they were acting in mental health training. In particular, Bogl pointed to the surveillance video, which he says proves that the officers arrived at the scene with an assault rifle and detonated it at a time when “there were more than enough officers” to address Kortinsky-Pake without it.
The court hearing is scheduled for October
Bogl said Martino was named in the lawsuit because of a press release he issued that did not align with “natural evidence” obtained by SIU investigators. TCHC, meanwhile, is named because it runs the building, 100 High Park Ave., where Korchinski-Paquet lived. The lawsuit alleges that Korchinski-Paquet and her mother repeatedly asked for a security fence on the balcony of their 24th-floor apartment, but these requests were ignored. No one named in the lawsuit has filed a defense since Wednesday afternoon. They have 20 days to file one after their performance. Meanwhile, Korchinski-Paquet’s family is also due to appear in federal court in October to review the OIPRD’s decision not to prosecute any of the officers involved in the incident.
title: “Regis Korchinski Paquet S Family Files 10 Million Lawsuit Over Her Death " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Mary Maxfield”
Korchinski-Paquet died after falling from the balcony of her apartment in High Park while Toronto police were at her home on May 27, 2020. The statement, filed June 27, names the city of Toronto, five Toronto police officers on the scene that night, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC), the Ontario Attorney General, and Joseph Martino of the Special Investigation Unit. of Ontario (SIU). ). The SIU cleared the police officers involved in the incident, saying that while their efforts to de-escalate the situation were unsuccessful, none of them violated the law. The lawsuit alleges, in part, that the police deliberately misled SIU’s investigation as well as the Office of the Independent Director of Police Review (OIPRD), and also shared false information about Korchinski-Paquet after her death. Jason Bogle, the lawyer representing the family, told a news conference Wednesday afternoon that the facts published by officials about the case were inconsistent with those recorded in the surveillance video. The family’s OIPRD complaint stated that no one in the family saw police officers acting in a way that indicated they were following de-escalation techniques or that they were acting in mental health training. In particular, Bogl pointed to the surveillance video, which he says proves that the officers arrived at the scene with an assault rifle and detonated it at a time when “there were more than enough officers” to address Kortinsky-Pake without it. The presence of the weapon – combined with the number of officers present in the apartment and the failure to implement de-escalation tactics – contributed to Korchinski-Paquet’s death, her family said in the statement. Bogl said Martino was named in the lawsuit because of a press release he issued that did not align with “natural evidence” obtained by SIU investigators. In addition, the family said in the lawsuit that they suffered “severe emotional distress” because of what they called “deliberate creation of misleading, inaccurate facts”.
The court hearing is scheduled for October
TCHC, meanwhile, is named because it runs the building, 100 High Park Ave., where Korchinski-Paquet lived. The lawsuit alleges that Korchinski-Paquet and her mother repeatedly asked for a security fence on the balcony of their 24th-floor apartment, but these requests were ignored. This was not an isolated incident, the lawsuit claims, but reflects “TCHC’s history of failing to address its concerns and requests for accommodation in a timely manner”. The lawsuit alleges that the city of Toronto was also held responsible for failing to properly monitor the TCHC, which is owned by the city. No one named in the lawsuit has filed a defense since Wednesday afternoon. They have 20 days to file one after their performance. Meanwhile, Korchinski-Paquet’s family is also due to appear in federal court in October to review the OIPRD’s decision not to prosecute any of the officers involved in the incident.
