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Catch up on the Abdi inquest — and see where it's headed next
More than eight years after 38-year-old Somali-Canadian Abdirahman Abdi died following a violent altercation with Ottawa police, a coroner's inquest is diving back into the circumstances of his death. Follow the latest developments here.
Family friend who filmed police recounts fear, mistrust after Abdi's death
A friend of Abdirahman Abdi who witnessed and filmed the aftermath of his violent altercation with police has offered her account of the difficult hours and days following his death in 2016.
ER doctor got no 'clear' picture of Abdi encounter from police
The emergency room doctor who treated Abdirahman Abdi after his violent altercation with Ottawa police officers says he did not get a clear picture from police that day of the circumstances that brought Abdi to hospital.
Montsion grilled on gloves, head strikes, racial bias and mental health
The Ottawa police officer acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Abdirahman Abdi gave his first public account of the arrest, faced tough questions about his actions — and offered a message of condolence during the fifth day of an inquest into Abdi's death in 2016.
Weir 'absolutely' denies racism in Abdi arrest, Montsion begins testimony
One of the Ottawa police officers who arrested Abdirahman Abdi in a violent 2016 altercation that sparked outrage and debate about police handling of Black men after Abdi died the next day says Abdi's race had "absolutely" nothing to do with how he dealt with the 38-year-old Somali Canadian.
Officer found not guilty of manslaughter next witness at Abdirahman Abdi death inquest
The Ottawa police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi is slated to speak in public for the first time about the violent altercation.
First officer to confront Abdirahman Abdi has left Ottawa police
David Weir, one of the Ottawa police officers who arrested Abdirahman Abdi during a violent altercation in 2016, is no longer working for the city's police force, he told an inquest into Abdi's death on Wednesday.
'Don't hit him': Police alerted to Abdirahman Abdi's mental illness during encounter
Several people warned Ottawa police that Abdirahman Abdi was mentally unstable on the day of officers' violent struggle with him, according to newly-disclosed details.
Inquest hears of Abdirahman Abdi's earlier life, mental health struggles in Canada
The first day of a coroner's inquest into the death of a Black man who died in 2016 after a violent altercation with Ottawa police began Monday with a rare glimpse into his life before coming to Ottawa, and his mental health struggles once he arrived in the city.
Ontario's shift toward virtual coroner's inquests scoops in high-profile Ottawa case
For decades, coroner's inquests in Ontario took place in person. That all changed with COVID-19, and while some feel it's been a big advantage to go virtual — as will be the case when the Abdirahman Abdi inquest begins today — not everyone agrees.