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Samwel Uko inquest sees 20 recommendations
After four days, 25 witness testimonies, and four hours of deliberation, the jury of the inquest into the death of Samwel Uko gave their recommendations. The 20-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., died on...
Jun 03, 2022
Province delays inquest into death of Samwel Uko
Saskatchewan’s Chief Coroner says the upcoming inquest into the death of Samwel Uko will be delayed. In a release, the postponement is due to the new COVID-19 protocols announced Thursday, addin...
Sep 17, 2021
Public inquest into Samwel Uko’s death to be held this month
A public inquest in to the death of Samwel Uko will be held later this month. Uko was witnessed entering Wascana Lake and submerging under the water in May of 2020. Earlier that day, Uko was denied me...
Sep 03, 2021
Samwel Uko remembered one year after his death
Family and friends of Samwel Uko gathered Friday night to commemorate the anniversary of his death at Wascana Lake. The 20-year-old former football player was found dead in the water just hours after ...
May 22, 2021
SK Health Authority and SK government being sued by family of Samwel Uko
The Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Saskatchewan government are being sued by the parents of a 20-year-old man who committed suicide earlier in May, hours after being forcibly removed from a Reg...
Oct 16, 2020
NDP, Samwel Uko’s family call on government for public inquiry into Sask. suicides
The Saskatchewan NDP has joined the family of Samwel Uko in calling for a public inquiry into the province’s high rates of suicides and an apology from Health Minister Jim Reiter. NDP leader Rya...
Aug 10, 2020
‘I am deeply sorry’: SHA issues public apology to Samwel Uko’s family and friends
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has offered a formal apology to the family and friends of Samwel Uko for the the events that led to his passing on May 21, 2020. On Thursday, SHA CEO Scott Livingston...
Jul 23, 2020
Saskatchewan Coroner orders inquest into Samwel Uko’s death
The Saskatchewan Coroners service will hold an inquest into the death of Samwel Uko. The 20 year-old died after being recovered from Wascana Lake on May 21. Uko was known to have mental illness, and w...
Jun 19, 2020
Sask. NDP calling for mental health reform, inquest into Samwel Uko’s death
The Saskatchewan NDP repeated their call for an inquest into the death of Samwel Uko, and for overall mental health reform on Thursday. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says that the government has ignored menta...
Jun 18, 2020
Man found dead in Wascana lake went to hospital twice for help, called 911
The family of a young man says he tried twice to get mental help at a hospital the day he drowned in a lake in Regina - and that he was taken there the second time, just hours before his apparent suic...
Jun 12, 2020
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