Learning More About Police Involved Deaths of Black People in Crisis – New Chapter in our Text and Who Cares? Episode of WiCCD featuring Rick Frank & Me

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Anita Szigeti

Rick Frank and Yadesha Satheaswaran have written a beautiful chapter for our new book on this difficult topic, exploring historical and recent Coroner’s Inquests and their recommendations to prevent future death in similar circumstances.

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On April 25, 2024, Rick Frank and I were also honoured to speak with WiCCD’s wonderful host of our YouTube programming, Maya Shukairy, as part of the Who Cares? Series – this time, Episode #25 – Who Cares about Inquests?

Rick and I talk at length about our work together on Coroner’s Inquests acting for various public interest interveners – Rick for the Black Action Defence Committee (BADC) and me for the Empowerment Council (EC), including some 8 years ago now in 2016 at the Andrew LOKU inquest and in 2022 on the Inquest into the death of Marc Ekamba.

This in depth discussion is an important segment for anyone who cares about issues of police interactions with persons in crisis and in particular Black people in crisis, but also for anyone who may find themselves involved in a Coroner’s Inquest whether as a witness, party or counsel.

WHO CARES ABOUT INQUESTS – EPISODE #25 DROPS ON MAY 19, 2024

WATCH FOR IT HERE:

https://www.youtube.com/@wiccd-womenincanadiancrimi7144/videos

And hopefully on May 19, 2024 – you will be able to view this video publicly released

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About Anita Szigeti

• 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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