Jury Deliberation in Progress
Please note that this inquest has adjourned for jury deliberation and will return on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Further updates will be posted when available.
Inquest into the Death of Brennan Tyler Bowley
The inquest will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025. Murray Segal will be the presiding officer and Philip Tsui will be the inquest counsel.
Mr. Bowley, 23 years old, died on January 18, 2018, while in custody at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre. An inquest into his death is mandatory under the Coroners Act.
The inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding Mr. Bowley’s death. The jury may make recommendations aimed at preventing further deaths.
The inquest is expected to last ten days and hear from approximately 20 witnesses.
Additional Information
The Presiding Officer has directed that no person shall make any recording or take photos or screen captures of the Inquest from either the video conference or the live stream of the Inquest over the internet. For greater clarity, no person shall copy, record, screenshot, photograph, publish or broadcast the Inquest or any portion of it, or otherwise disseminate such a record, including through messaging applications, on social media platforms, other internet sites, and/or other methods of instant communication.