She died of toxic drugs in RCMP custody. B.C.'s police watchdog questions why she was in a jail cell

A woman who died of a drug overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked officers twice if she could be taken to hospital, a report from B.C.'s police watchdog says.

She died of toxic drugs in RCMP custody. B.C.'s police watchdog questions why she was in a jail cell
An illustration of a jail cell with lines from a report that says “Officers and jail guards are not trained medical personnel, and jail cells are not the best place for such prisoners.”

A woman who died of a drug overdose in an RCMP jail cell had asked officers twice if she could be taken to hospital, a report from B.C.'s police watchdog says.