First Nation chief wants police held to account in death of man pinned face down in handcuffs

An inquest underway in Cat Lake First Nation is unlikely to provide the accountability the northern Ontario community wants in the death of a 34-year-old man who died in a nursing station after being pepper-sprayed, kicked, hit, handcuffed and stepped on by police, the community's chief says.

Romeo Wesley had sought help from a Health Canada nursing station four times over two days in September 2010 for an escalating series of symptoms. When a nurse became concerned about Wesley's behaviour, police were called.

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