SASKATOON – A public inquest is being planned into the death of Sidney Littlewolfe.
The event will be held May 12 to 16 at the Travelodge at 106 Circle Drive West in Saskatoon.
The first day of the inquest is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Subsequent start times will be determined by the presiding coroner.
Littlewolfe, 51, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Saskatoon Police Service Detention Centre in Saskatoon on April 21, 2022. EMS was called and staff began life-saving efforts. EMS arrived, took over his care, and he was pronounced deceased.
Section 20 of The Coroners Act, 1999 states that the Chief Coroner shall hold an inquest into the death of a person who dies while an inmate at a jail or a correctional facility, unless the coroner is satisfied that the person's death was due entirely to natural causes and was not preventable.
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is responsible for the investigation of all sudden, unexpected deaths. The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when and where that person died and the medical cause and manner of death. The coroner's jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.
Coroner Timothy Hawryluk will preside at the inquest.
