Dr. Louise McNaughton-Filion, Regional Supervising Coroner for East Region, Ottawa Office, announced today that the inquest into the death of Jean Hervé Veillette, scheduled to begin on August 11, 2021, has been postponed.

Mr. Veillette, 48, died in hospital on January 17, 2019, after being transferred from the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre. An inquest is mandatory under the Coroners Act.

Further information will follow when it becomes available.