KENOSEE — A public inquest into the death of Kristan Grant, who died in police custody in 2021, will be held Nov.18 to 22 at the Kenosee Inn, 100-Kenosee Dr., in Kenosee.
Grant, 36, called police regarding a complaint about people in her house on Nov. 8, 2021 at just before 10 p.m. RCMP members responded, and reported they found her agitated and noted some injuries present on her body.
According to RCMP, while members attempted to calm her down, she became more agitated. The RCMP members reported they deemed she was becoming a danger to herself, put her in handcuffs and placed her in the back seat of the police car to wait for EMS to arrive.
Police say that upon arrival of a first responder, Kristin Grant became unresponsive and life-saving measures were initiated. EMS arrived and continued resuscitation en route to the Kipling Hospital. She was pronounced deceased by an attending physician at the hospital at 02:29 a.m. on Nov. 9, 2021.
Regulations mandate that a 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 William Davern will preside at the inquest. The first day of the inquest is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Subsequent start times will be determined by the presiding coroner.
