When 'accidental death' was really homicide: Kootenays fiasco raises new doubts about BC Coroners Service

Former solicitor general and former chief coroner condemn "unforgivable" errors of a "broken system" that is tasked with monitoring the toxic drug crisis

BC Chief Coroner Jatinder Baidwan, who took over in August from predecessor Lisa Lapointe, has stepped up the number of inquests but faces growing criticism in the wake of at least two cases where “accidental death” turned out to be anything but.

On February 6, 2022, two people were found dead in the Kootenays, both with apparent head trauma and soaked i…