First day of Lafontaine death inquest sees jury selection, testimony from roommate and first responders
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Day one of an inquest into the death of Nicole Lafontaine, a 31-year-old woman who fell from a fifth story window of Regina's YWCA building, has officially wrapped.
Day one of an inquest into the death of Nicole Lafontaine, a 31-year-old woman who fell from a fifth story window of Regina's YWCA building, has officially wrapped.
Jury selection took up the first half of Monday morning.
The selection was unique as half of the jury was selected from a separate pool of individuals who self identified as being of Indigenous descent.
The first several witnesses were composed of emergency personnel who were first on the scene.
They shared details of what they saw after being dispatched to 1904 McIntyre Street at around 3:00 a.m. on the morning of July 22nd, 2023.
Lafontaine was reportedly still breathing when first responders got to the scene and had a substantial injury on the back of her head before being rushed to hospital.
It was noted that the window crank and screen had been removed from Lafontaine's room.
