Doctor in charge of Faqiri's care in jail defends decision not to send him to hospital amid 'crisis'

The doctor overseeing Soleiman Faqiri's care before his death at an Ontario jail is defending his decision not to send the 30-year-old man to hospital even as he acknowledged Faqiri was in "acute psychiatric crisis" and deteriorating day by day.

Doctor in charge of Faqiri's care in jail defends decision not to send him to hospital amid 'crisis'
The Central East Correction Centre is located in Lindsay, Ont. east of Toronto.

The doctor overseeing Soleiman Faqiri's care before his death at an Ontario jail is defending his decision not to send the 30-year-old man to hospital even as he acknowledged Faqiri was in "acute psychiatric crisis" and deteriorating day by day.