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An inquest into the death of a woman in Prince Albert’s Pine Grove Correctional Centre several years ago will resume next month.
Lynette Kakaway was 33 years old when she was found unresponsive in her cell on June 24, 2022, and neither staff nor paramedics were able to revive her.
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Originally the inquest was supposed to happen at the Coronet Hotel in Prince Albert starting on Sept. 15, but it was adjourned after one day of testimony.
Kakaway’s family members said they had not received notice of the inquest until just before it began and wanted time to find their own lawyer to represent their interests.
Kakaway was on remand when she died, and was initially arrested in Regina on June 20 and admitted to police she had consumed fentanyl.
In the following days she displayed signs of opioid withdrawal.
Initial testimony from the adjourned inquest showed she was suffering from opioid withdrawal, and her cellmate had said she was “dope sick”.
Dr. Derek Musgrove was the first person to testify in September.
“She had a mixed cocktail of drugs in her system,” Musgrove explained, adding though the levels of the drugs in the system were not sufficient enough on their own to cause death in someone who was a chronic drug user.
The autopsy was performed on June 27, 2022 and Musgrove noted there was gastric fluid in the chest cavity, which was believed to have been caused by a recent rupture of the esophagus. This was likely caused by forced vomiting (Boerhaave syndrome).
Inquests are completed when a person dies in police or government custody and are held to determine the cause and manner of death, along with recommendations on whether changes could prevent future deaths.
They do not determine criminal fault, and six jury members are chosen from the public to hear evidence and make recommendations.
The inquest will resume on January 19 at the Coronet Hotel.
— with files by Nigel Maxwell, paNOW
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