Native family wants inquiry into son's death

MONDAY, JUNE 9, 2003

Two police officers in British Columbia, Canada, were disciplined for their handling of a Mi'kmaq man who later turned up dead, CBC reports.

Frank Paul, 47, from the Big Cove First Nation in New Brunswick, was taken to jail in early December 1998 for public drunkenness. His body was later found in an alley.

Paul's family say they were given conflicting reasons for his death. First, they say they were told it was a hit and run accident. Only later did they discover he died on the same cold and rainy night he was picked up by the cops.

Get the Story:
Big Cove family demands answers in son's alley death (CBC 6/8)

Relevant Links:
Starlight Tours, from the CBC - http://cbc.ca/national/magazine/starlight/index.html

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