{
  "id": 2183102,
  "title": "Quebec coroner recommends Montreal police review use of force after 2025 death",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/quebec-coroner-recommends-montreal-police-review-use-of-force-after-2183102",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:20:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12028525/quebec-coroner-recommends-montreal-police-review-use-of-force-after-2025-death/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Quebec coroner has advised Montreal police to reassess their use of force and restraint techniques following the 2025 death of Abisay Cruz, aged 29. According to coroner Géhane Kamel's report dated August 12, the use of a hogtie restraint technique by the police likely played a role in Cruz's demise. The coroner concluded that Cruz had lethal levels of cocaine in his bloodstream at the time of his death. However, she emphasized that Cruz had been restrained on his stomach with his limbs tied behind his back for over two minutes, a position that poses a significant risk of asphyxiation. The police had been dispatched to the scene in March 2025 in response to a report of an agitated individual on a balcony. Cruz was later pronounced dead in a hospital following the police intervention.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Montreal police to review force use post 2025 Abisay Cruz death",
    "Coroner Géhane Kamel's report highlights hogtie restraint role",
    "Cruz had lethal cocaine levels, died after 2+ minutes of restraint"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Quebec coroner recommends Montreal police review use of force after 2025 death",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/quebec-coroner-recommends-montreal-police-review-use-of-force-after-2185390",
        "published": "2026-08-20T17:20:49.000Z"
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  "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."
}