No evidence of foul play in Delvenne death: BPS
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Brandon police say the death of Cassity Delvenne is “non-suspicious in nature” and there was no evidence of foul play.
In an update on the investigation released Friday, the Brandon Police Service said it had received the medical examiner’s report, autopsy report and toxicology report into the death of the 24-year-old Indigenous woman.
Police said the medical examiner had determined “a definitive cause of death,” but BPS could not publicly disclose any of the information contained in the reports “out of respect for the family of Cassity Delvenne and in compliance with the privacy provisions of the Personal Health Information Act.”
Cassity Delvenne
The release said the Brandon Police Service investigation into the case is now concluded.
“Our thoughts and condolences remain with Cassity’s family, friends, and loved ones,” the police service said.
Delvenne died on June 21. Police said she was found unconscious and not breathing in her apartment on Patricia Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Family members and supporters have questioned the way the investigation into her death was handled.
Nine days before she died, Delvenne had been arrested after police received a report of a driver speeding and swerving into oncoming traffic. During the arrest, police say Delvenne became “combative” and force was used to subdue her. Her mother said she sustained a chipped tooth, bruised ribs and other injuries. She was charged with impaired driving, resisting arrest and failing to provide a breath sample.
In September, Brandon police Chief Tyler Bates said Manitoba’s Independent Investigation Unit had reviewed the evidence from the June 12 arrest and decided not to investigate the use of force by Brandon officers as “the matter does not meet its mandate, nor is it in the public interest for the IIU to proceed with an investigation.”
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