Mr. Ekamba, 22, died on March 20, 2015, after being shot during an interaction with Peel Police officers in Mississauga. An inquest is mandatory under the Coroners Act.
The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Ekamba’s death. The jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing further deaths.
The inquest is expected to last nine days and hear from approximately 20 witnesses.
The inquest will start at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022. Dr. David Eden will preside as inquest officer. Julian Roy and Richard Garwood-Jones will be the inquest counsel.
The inquest will be conducted by video conference. Members of the public who wish to view the proceedings can do so live at the link provided below.
• Called to the Bar (1992)
• U of T Law grad (1990)
• Sole practitioner (33 years)
• Partner in small law firm (Hiltz Szigeti) 2002 - 2013
• Mom to two astonishing kids, Scarlett (20+) and Sebastian (20-)
• (Founding) Chair of Mental Health Legal Committee for ten years (1997 to 2007)
* Founding President of Law and Mental Disorder Association - LAMDA since 2017
* Founder and Secretary to Women in Canadian Criminal Defence - WiCCD - since 2022
• Counsel to clients with serious mental health issues before administrative tribunals and on appeals
• Former Chair, current member of LAO’s mental health law advisory committee
• Educator, lecturer, widely published author (including 5 text books on consent and capacity law, Canadian civil mental health law, the criminal law of mental disorder, a law school casebook and a massive Anthology on all things mental health and the law)
• Thirty+ years’ experience as counsel to almost exclusively legally aided clients
• Frequently appointed amicus curiae
• Fearless advocate
• Not entirely humourless
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