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Memorial and ‘walk for justice’ for Regis Korchinski-Paquet set for today

TORONTO — A public memorial and “walk for justice” will be held in Toronto today to honour a Black woman who fell to her death from a balcony while police were in her apartment.

The death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet renewed calls for police accountability, and lawyers for her family say those calls will continue today.

Police have said they were called to the apartment on May 27 for a possible assault, but Korchinski-Paquet’s mother has said she wanted police to take her daughter to a mental health facility in Toronto.

The province’s police watchdog is investigating the circumstances surrounding her death, and have said a report could come as early as August.

Lawyers for the family say today’s event will be the first annual “Regis Korchinski-Paquet Walk for Justice.”

The event is slated to get underway at 1:00 p.m.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 25, 2020.

The Canadian Press

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