New Brunswick’s coroner service has announced an inquest into the death of a 48-year-old inmate at a jail last year.
The independent service has scheduled hearings next month on the death of Jean-Martin Couture.
Couture was found unresponsive in his cell in September 2025 at the Dalhousie Regional Correctional Centre, located in northern New Brunswick by the Quebec boundary.
Get breaking National news
Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won’t miss a trending story.
He died at the Campbellton Regional Hospital on Sept. 25, 2025.
A coroner’s inquest is a formal court proceeding where evidence is presented related to a death and where a jury can issue recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
The inquest will kick off July 6 at the Campbellton courthouse with jury selection, and is scheduled to run through to July 8.
Read the full article here
