- Ian Bush
Ian Bush (
1983 –2005 ), a resident ofBritish Columbia ,Canada , was killed while in police custody on October 29th, 2005 by Constable Paul Koester of theRoyal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).cite web
url=http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/photogalleries/IanBush0706.html?g=0
title=The Death of Ian Bush: Const. Paul Koester's testimony
accessdate=2007-12-08
publisher=National Post ]Death and investigation
Bush died due to a single gunshot wound to the back of the head.cite news
url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=132730
title=Inquiry clears RCMP officer in death of Ian Bush
publisher=National Post
accessdate=2007-12-08
date=2007-11-30] cite news
url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=132738
title=Officer who shot Ian Bush to testify
publisher=National Post
accessdate=2007-12-08
date=2007-11-29]Koester and Bush were alone in the interrogation room.cite news
url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071129/bush_ruling_071129/20071129?hub=Canada
title=Lethal force necessary in Ian Bush's death: ruling
publisher=CTV
accessdate=2007-12-08
date=2007-11-29] Koester claimed that he was being choked from behind to unconsciousness and acted in self defence. An investigation was conducted by an RCMP team brought in from another region. That investigation was reviewed by several agencies including the Ministry of the Attorney General of BC, by Crown Counsel Fact|date=December 2007, and the federal RCMP Public Complaints Commission. Koester was cleared of any wrongdoing. The Coroner's Inquest into the death reached the same conclusion.Conflicting evidence was given at the inquest. The analyses of the blood splatter evidence by an RCMP forensics officer, Jim Hignell, and
Edmonton police constable, Joseph Slemko, differed; the former supporting Koester's account, the latter contradicting it.cite news
url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=135891
title=Findings did not receive fair analysis: blood expert
publisher=National Post
accessdate=2007-12-08
date=2007-11-30]References
External links
* [http://www.cpc-cpp.gc.ca/DefaultSite/Reppub/index_e.aspx?articleid=1583 Complaints Commissioner Final Report]
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