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Ware toedracht dodelijke overdosis bodybuilder blijft onduidelijk
Wat police chief Edgar MacLeod betreft, is de gevangenisbewaarster van zijn
politiestation verantwoordelijk voor de dood van een 28-jarige bodybuilder. Als zij
elke vijftien minuten had gecontroleerd hoe het met hem stond, dan was bodybuilder
James Guy Bailey nu nog in leven.
James Bailey belde op 17 mei 2000 met het alarmnummer 911, en vertelde dat hij
een overdosis drugs had genomen. Agenten reden naar hem toe, vonden vijftig pillen
bij hem, maar dachten dat hij gewoon teveel had gedronken - en sloten hem op wegens
'openbare dronkenschap'. Hij overleed enkele uren later in zijn cel. Een arts
verklaarde dat James Bailey was blijven leven als hij naar een ziekenhuis was
gebracht.
Wat er precies met de bodybuilder is gebeurd, is onduidelijk. Toen de politie
van de provincie Ontario een onderzoek instelde, weigerden meer dan twintig agenten
van het korps dat de bodybuilder had ingesloten, medewerking. Dat, en de verklaring
van een medegevangene dat hij de bodybuilder had horen schreeuwen in zijn cel,
leidde ertoe dat de overheid enkele tonnen besteedde aan een onderzoek.
Dat onderzoek loopt nog steeds, en de police chief was de laatste getuige
die moest getuigen. Binnenkort verschijnt het rapport van de onderzoekers.
Doodsoorzaak van de bodybuilder was de combinatie van de benzodiazepine Bromazetam
(een rustgevend middel) en het antidepressivum Paxil. Dat agenten de overdosis niet
herkenden is nog steeds een raadsel. Ze verklaarden dat ze drank hadden geroken.
De getuige die James Bailey tot zes keer in zijn cel hoorde schreeuwen, heeft zijn
verklaring moeten intrekken, en advocaten van het korps ondergroeven zijn
geloofwaardigheid door te wijzen op zijn psychiatrisch verleden. Uiteindelijk schoof
de korpsleiding de zwarte piet toe naar de bewaarster, die volgens de richtlijnen
elke vijftien minuten had moeten checken hoe Bailey eraan toe was, maar dat niet had
gedaan.
Ook raar: toen de agenten de dood van Bailey rapporteerden, gaven ze de naam van zijn
broer Rambo op. ,,Ik kende hem niet anders'', verklaarde een agent.
Wat o wat is daar gebeurd?
Het eiland Cape Breton, waarop de onduidelijke tragedie zich afspeelde, heeft een
probleem met medicijnen die via frauderende artsen of patiënten naar de zwarte markt
verdwijnen. Zo is de consumptie van de heroïneachtige pijnstiller Oxycontin door
kankerpatiënten raadselachtig hoog en zijn er programma's in het leven geroepen die
moeten controleren hoeveel testosteron, ritalin en codeïne artsen voorschrijven.
1. Tera Camus.
Inquiry into police actions begins.
Halifax Chronicle Herald, 12-2-2002.
2. Plenty of 'hillbilly heroin' in C.B..
The Halifax Herald Limited, 22-5-2003.
3. Tera Camus.
Fellow inmate lied about Bailey death. Prisoner admits he made up story about night C.B. man died in jail cell.
The Halifax Herald Limited, 25-10-2002.
4. Tera Camus.
Rules not obeyed - jailer. Number of prisoners, discretion still govern checks, Bailey inquiry told.
The Halifax Herald Limited, 30-10-2002.
4. Tera Camus.
Cops took several hours to tell family of Bailey death. Officer also misidentified remains as dead man's brother, inquiry hears.
The Halifax Herald Limited, 31-10-2002.
5. Tera Camus.
'Lessons leraned' from jail death. C.B. police chief last witness after year of testimony in Bailey inquiry.
The Halifax Herald Limited, 27-5-2003.
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N.S. Justice officials to release report into death of man in police custody
CP
September 12, 2005
Macleans.ca
The family of a Nova Scotia man who died in
police custody has received the final report looking into the
death, more than five years after his lifeless body was found
in a cell and questions were raised about the authorities'
handling of the case.
Relatives of James Guy Bailey were given the report by police
officials Monday, a day before it was to be released publicly.
The man's sister said she couldn't comment on the findings
until the provincial minister of justice presented the lengthy
document.
The inquiry, one of the lengthiest and most expensive police
commission inquiries in Nova Scotia history, was launched in
February 2002, two years after Bailey was found with no pulse
in a small Cape Breton police lockup.
Bailey, 28, of Sydney Mines, N.S., died in the early morning
of May 17, 2000, after he was arrested for public
intoxication.
An autopsy found the former bodybuilder died of respiratory
failure stemming from chronic prescription drug abuse and that
he had no alcohol in his system.
A year later, the province ordered an inquiry into Bailey's
death after the Ontario Provincial Police criticized how
police in Cape Breton handled the incident.
The panel was told to examine how Bailey could have died while
in police custody, and to make recommendations for the
province's municipal jails and other services involved in the
case.
The inquiry heard Bailey called the regional hospital's detox
unit but was denied admittance, and then called 911 an hour
later but the operator mishandled the call.
Once Bailey was arrested, the jailer on duty relied mostly on
video monitors to check on Bailey instead of visiting his
cell.
The inquiry wrapped up in May 2003 after 39 days of hearings,
with evidence presented by 72 witnesses.
The report's release has seen numerous delays.
In September 2003, the police commission said the report would
not be finished until the new year. Last fall, the expected
release was pushed forward to early 2005. Earlier this year,
the commission said the report might be ready in the spring.
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N.S. cops need drug training: inquiry
Canadian Press
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
canada.com
HALIFAX -- A police commission report is recommending more drug training
for police years after a man was found dead in a Cape Breton lockup and
questions were raised about the way authorities' handled the case.
Relatives of James Guy Bailey were given the report by police officials
Monday, a day before it was released publicly.
Bailey, 28, of Sydney Mines, N.S., died in the early morning of May 17,
2000, after he was arrested for public intoxication.
The inquiry, one of the lengthiest and most expensive police commission
inquiries in Nova Scotia history, was launched in February 2002, two years
after he was found with no pulse in a small Cape Breton police lockup.
An autopsy found the former bodybuilder died of respiratory failure
stemming from chronic prescription drug abuse.
Paula Bailey, the man's sister, said she was pleased with the
recommendations which include more training for police officials
concerning drug addiction.
"It's over, it's closure, we can leave my brother at rest now and,
secondly, it's going to save someone else's life one day,'' she said from
her mother's home in Cape Breton.
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