Jury recommendations submitted at conclusion of coroners inquest
KAMLOOPS — A jury presented the Chief Coroner of the Province of BC with 15 recommendations as an inquest into the death of a young man concluded Thursday.
Jacob George Setah was a patient in the psychiatric ward of Royal Inland Hospital when he escaped and jumped from the hospital parkade in 2014. Before he jumped, Setah was tasered by an RCMP officer trying to return him to the ward.
The recommendations include ensuring there are security cameras in all public areas of Royal Inland Hospital, and expanding cultural sensitivity training for care providers. The jury also felt it was important for the RCMP to review the use of tasers on patients under the mental health act.