Quebec coroner recommends Montreal police review use of force after 2025 death
According to Géhane Kamel's report dated Aug. 12, police use of a hogtie restraint technique likely contributed to the death of the 29-year-old.
A Quebec coroner has recommended that the Montreal police review their use of force practices in light of the 2025 death of Abisay Cruz. According to the report by Géhane Kamel, the police's use of a hogtie restraint technique may have contributed to the 29-year-old's death. Kamel found that Cruz had toxic levels of cocaine in his bloodstream at the time of his demise.
However, she also noted that Cruz had been held on his stomach with his limbs bound behind him for more than two minutes, a position that poses a significant risk of asphyxiation. The police were called to the scene in March 2025 due to a man who appeared agitated on a balcony. Cruz was pronounced dead in the hospital following the police intervention.
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