Inquest Into The Death Of Randy Wolfe
2023-01-27

Released on January 27, 2023

A public inquest into the death of Randy Wolfe will be held February 27 to March 3, 2023, at the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association at 5521 - 49th Avenue in Lloydminster.

The first day of the inquest is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Subsequent start times will be determined by the presiding coroner.

Wolfe, 19, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Onion Lake RCMP Detachment in Onion Lake on October 12, 2019. Medical personnel responded, and upon completing an assessment, Wolfe was pronounced deceased. 

Section 20 of The Coroners Act, 1999 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. 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.

Coroner Blaine Beaven will preside at the inquest.

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For more information, contact:

Noel Busse
Justice and Attorney General
Regina
Phone: 306-787-8959
Email: cpjumedia@gov.sk.ca