Two former prosecutors testified at the inquiry into the death of a Native man who was left in an alley by police officers in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The former prosecutors, who are now sitting judges in B.C., did not bring charges against the three officers who were involved in the death of Frank Paul in December 1998. They said there wasn't enough evidence to warrant prosecution.

However, both said there were problems with the way the police investigated the incident. Two officers weren't interviewed immediately after Paul's death, one said.

Officers dragged Paul, who was Mi'kmaq from New Brunswick, out of a police station on a cold night. Though he was intoxicated and his body was soaking wet, he was left in an alley. He died of hypothermia.

According to the United Native Nations Society, 127 Native people have died in police-related incidents in B.C. No officer has ever been charged.

Get the Story:
Frank Paul's death no accident, Crown agrees (CBC 11/10)
Judge testifies police prosecution was not warranted in Frank Paul death (The Vancouver Province 11/10)

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