The province has set a new date for the inquest into the 2019 death of a woman who was held in the custody of London police.
The inquest into the death of 28-year-old Amanda Bolt will begin Nov. 27 and is expected to run for one week, hearing from nine witnesses. It was originally scheduled for February but was delayed because there was new evidence. It is mandatory by law for there to be an inquest into her death.
Bolt was arrested on Nov. 2, 2019, and she was placed in a police cell after breaching release conditions. The next morning, she went into medical distress. She was taken to the hospital, where she remained on life support until her death on Nov. 13.
According to an internal police report, Bolt had requested medication for a heart condition while she was in custody and asked to be taken to the hospital. Instead, the officer in charge arranged for the medication to be picked up from a pharmacy the next day.
Later, London police Sgt. Kevin Lui was charged with failing to provide the necessities of life. However, the charge was withdrawn in 2021 after medical evidence determined that the lack of medication did not cause or contribute to Bolt’s death.
The inquest jury will review the circumstances and may issue recommendations to prevent future deaths in custody.
