Overview

An inquest is a public hearing conducted by a coroner before a jury of five community members. Inquests are held to inform the public about the circumstances of a death.

You can find press releases and information regarding inquests officially issued on the Ontario Newsroom.

For more information, please contact: OCC.inquiries@ontario.ca

Schedule of inquests

This schedule is current as of October 30, 2025

Deceased Date of inquest Location of inquest Presiding coroner Details/news release
Bolt, Amanda November 27 videoconference Dr. John Carlisle Ms. Bolt, 28 years old, died on November 13, 2019, in hospital while in the custody of the London Police Service. News Release
Rice, Matthew November 17 videoconference Dr. John Carlisle Mr. Rice, 29 years old, died in hospital on September 9, 2020, following an interaction with officers from the Ontario Provincial Police. News Release
Twiss, Robert November 17 videoconference Mr. Murray Segal Mr. Twiss, 47 years old, died on December 3, 2018, while in custody at the Central North Correctional Centre in Penetanguishene. News Release
Sheek-Hussein, Zakarias
Renwick, William		 October 27 videoconference Dr. Richard Wells Mr. Sheek Hussein, 27 years old, died on July 24, 2021. Mr. Renwick, 49 years old, died on November 8, 2020. Both died in hospital from injuries sustained while in custody at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. News Release

Moore, Luke
Shaganash, Lorraine
Sutherland, Lizzie
Ferris, Mark
Taylor, Douglas

 October 15

By video conference and in-person at Constance Lake First Nation (October 15 – 17).

By video conference (starting October 20)

 Dr. Michael Wilson Mr. Moore, 43 years old; Ms. Shaganash, 47 years old; Ms. Sutherland, 56 years old; Mr. Ferris, 67 years old; and Mr. Taylor, 60 years old, died in hospital on different dates between November 19, 2021, and January 23, 2022, during an outbreak of blastomycosis in Constance Lake First Nation (CLFN), a First Nation community located on the shores of Constance Lake near Hearst, Ontario. News Release
Beskorowany, Mark Paul Joseph postponed videoconference Bonnie Goldberg Mr. Beskorowany, 54 years old, died in hospital on August 21, 2019, from injuries sustained while working at a surface mining site in River Valley on August 19, 2019. News Release