Canadian police suspected of pushing black woman down to death

Toronto, Canada police announce investigation of police suspected of pushing black woman to death from balcony

　　Toronto Police Department Mark Saunders (Mark Saunders) held a press conference on May 29 local time, announcing that the Ontario Police Special Investigation Unit (Special Investigation Unit) to investigate the "Balcony Death Case".

　　The so-called "balcony death case" refers to the fall of 29-year-old black woman Rigis Korchinski-Paquet (Rigis Korchinski-Paquet) from the balcony of her building on the 24th floor in the afternoon of May 28 local time Come down and die. Afterwards, the police said that Regis himself committed suicide by jumping off the building, but Regis's mother and other family members said through social media that the police pushed Regis from the balcony. This incident immediately caused an uproar among the black people, and the recent large-scale black protests caused by the violent law enforcement of the Minneapolis police in the United States made the Toronto police very cautious about the case. The police urged the public to wait for the results of the investigation and not to believe what was said on social media.

　　Since Regis was dead, none of her family members were on the scene, so there were no onlookers in the case. The police investigation currently revolves around several police officers who were present at the scene.

　　According to Knia Singh, the family lawyer of the Regis family, it was the mother of Regis who called the police that day. She claimed that she hoped the police would take her daughter to the addiction and mental health center. go with. After the police arrived, she had a conversation with her on the 24th floor where Regis's house was. Soon, Regis said that she was going to use the bathroom in the house, and the police entered the unit with her, but she did not allow her mother and brothers to enter. About a minute or two later, the family heard the movement in the unit, and then Regis shouted "Mom, help me quickly". Then, the tragedy happened. (Headquarters reporter Zhang Sen)