{
  "id": 16883736,
  "title": "‘I don’t trust the police’: Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s mother questions purpose of coroner’s inquest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/i-dont-trust-the-police-regis-korchinski-paquets-mother-questions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T10:16:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/28/regis-korchinski-paquet-toronto-inquest-mother-claudette-beals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Regis Korchinski-Paquet's mother, Claudette Beals, has questioned the purpose of a coroner's inquest into her daughter's death and the evidence presented during the proceedings. The inquest, which has focused on Korchinski-Paquet's history of seizures and police procedures, has been criticized by Beals as more of a court case aimed at making the police appear better. She expressed frustration with the process, stating that she had initially believed the inquest would lead to change, not a defense of police actions. Beals also testified that she felt police escalated the situation, pushing her daughter toward the balcony and her herself in the hallway. She expressed doubts about the video and audio evidence shown during the inquest, stating that she trusts her own account over the video, which she claimed could be altered. Korchinski-Paquet's brother, Reece Korchinski, testified that he had also called 911 and felt that the police responded aggressively towards his sister, treating her more like a suspect than a citizen.",
  "summary": "Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s mother questioned the purpose of a coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances of her daughter’s death as well as the video and audio evidence presented in it, as lawyers for several police officers pressed her Tuesday to clarify what she saw that day. Claudette Beals was again shown excerpts of a video combining security […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Regis Korchinski-Paquet's mother, Claudette Beals, questions the purpose of the coroner's inquest.",
    "Beals feels the inquest is a court case to defend police actions, not bring about change.",
    "Beals doubts the video and audio evidence shown during the inquest, trusting her own account."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}