Quebec Coroner Releases Full Report on Innu Man’s Frozen Demise
Thursday, May 15, 2025, 7:21 am
Quebec authorities are set to release a detailed coroner report on the tragic death of a homeless Innu man who froze to death inside a portable toilet during the COVID-19 pandemic in Montreal. The investigation promises to shed light on the fatal oversight while stoking community outrage over portable sanitation mishaps.
The report includes 23 recommendations, such as better communication between actors in the health network and culturally-sensitive accommodations for Indigenous peoples
La trajectoire de soins et de services de Raphael André, retrouvé mort dans une toilette chimique de Montréal en janvier 2021, a été marquée de « plusieurs lacunes », souligne la coroner, Me Stéphanie Gamache, dans son rapport d’enquête publique publié jeudi matin.
L’homme d’origine innue est mort d’hypothermie dans une toilette chimique en pleine pandémie de COVID-19.
A coroner is scheduled to release her report today into the death of a homeless Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal.
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