Police now say 10 corrections officers at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary have been charged with serious offences in connection with the death of an Inuit man at the institution last year.
Three male guards were charged with manslaughter, while one of them is also accused of failing to provide the necessities of life. Another five male guards and two female guards face charges of criminal negligence causing death.
Each of the guards, ranging in age from 28 to 51, were arrested, charged and released this week.
The recommended criminal charges are as follows:
- 51 year old man – manslaughter and failure to provide necessaries of life
- 35 year old man – manslaughter
- 30 year old man – manslaughter
- 44 year old man – criminal negligence causing death
- 41 year old man – criminal negligence causing death
- 38 year old woman – criminal negligence causing death
- 36 year old woman – criminal negligence causing death
- 34 year old man – criminal negligence causing death
- 28 year old man – criminal negligence causing death
- 28 year old man – criminal negligence causing death
(Jonathan Henoche via Facebook)
The charges stem from the death of Jonathan Henoche, an Inuit man who died at HMP on November 6th, 2019 following an altercation with guards at the jail. Henoche had been awaiting trial on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Labrador elder Regula Schule.
Henoche was taken to the special handling unit where he later suffered some sort of medical emergency and died. The coroner has ruled the death a homicide.
The 10 guards remain free on numerous conditions. They are scheduled to make their first appearances in provincial court on February 11.
