Tim Hawryluk K.C. Appointed Coroner’s Counsel in James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon Mass Casualty Inquest

The James Smith Mass Casualty Inquest is currently proceeding in Melfort, Saskatchewan. The Inquest is inquiring into the circumstances surrounding the largest mass stabbing event in Canadian history, which tragically resulted in 11 homicides and 17 attempted homicides. The resulting RCMP homicide investigation was the largest investigation conducted in the Province of Saskatchewan’s history, which involved over 500 members of the RCMP, 42 crime scenes, 257 witnesses, and in excess of 121,000 pages of investigatory materials.

The Inquest is reported to be the largest-scale coroners inquest in Canadian history. For more information, click here.

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