The Aporia · New allegations from Regis Korchinski-Paquet's mother cause chaos at inquest: 'I know what I saw'

Claudette Beals, mother of Regis Korchinski-Paquet who died after falling from her apartment balcony during a police interaction in May 2020, testified at the coroner’s inquest that she saw officers push her daughter towards the balcony. This new testimony led to objections and a recess in proceedings as lawyers for police officers sought clarification on previously undisclosed evidence. Korchinski-Paquet was known to have epilepsy and postictal delirium, conditions which influenced earlier testimonies and discussions about how police handled the call.

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The coroner’s inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a 29-year-old Afro-Indigenous woman, faced new challenges on Thursday when her mother, Claudette Beals, testified that she saw police officers push her daughter towards the balcony from which she fell. The incident occurred during a May 2020 police call in High Park, Toronto, raising concerns about how officers handle mental health and epilepsy cases. Beals's testimony led to lawyers for various parties expressing concerns over previously undisclosed evidence, causing a recess in the proceedings.

Constables Adam Vandenbrink and Shane Beaudoin, who arrived first at the apartment building, testified earlier that Korchinski-Paquet walked towards the balcony herself. However, their accounts are now under scrutiny following Beals's allegations of physical force by police officers. The new testimony prompted legal representatives for the officers to request more time to address these claims since they were not previously informed about them.

An additional clarification noted on Saturday confirmed that Constable Vandenbrink arrived first at the building, followed shortly by Constable Beaudoin, both proceeding together to the 24th floor where the incident took place.

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🔮 Korchinski-Paquet, 29, died after falling from her High Park apartment balcony during a police call, raising concerns about how officers handle calls involving mental health and epilepsy. Testifying on Thursday, Korchinski-Paquet’s mother Claudette Beals went through her memory of the day in May 2020, saying that she saw police officers push her daughter towards the balcony.

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Jurors also viewed CCTV footage from the building and heard the preceding multiple 911 calls preceding — placed by Korchinski-Paquet, her mother Claudette Beals and her brother Reece — reporting a fight between Korchinski-Paquet and her adult brother involving knives.

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2026-10-22 · Toronto Star

New allegations from Regis Korchinski-Paquet's mother cause chaos at inquest: 'I know what I saw' · mixed framing

The coroner’s inquest into the death of Regis-Korchinski Paquet is clambering to find a new path forward after testimony from her mother that included new allegations against police officers. asserted

that → clamber → officers

Korchinski-Paquet, 29, died after falling from her High Park apartment balcony during a police call, raising concerns about how officers handle calls involving mental health and epilepsy. Testifying on Thursday, Korchinski-Paquet’s mother Claudette Beals went through her memory of the day in May 2020, saying that she saw police officers push her daughter towards the balcony. uncertain

officers → die → balcony

The allegations led to lawyers for multiple parties raising concerns about previously undisclosed evidence, ultimately forcing a recess of the inquest. asserted

lawyers → lead → inquest

“I know what I saw,” Beals said. asserted

Beals → know → what

Lawyers for police officers who responded to the call said their clients were not previously informed of the allegation and didn’t have the chance to respond to it when they testified earlier in the week. asserted

they → respond → week

The two officers who arrived first on the scene, constables Adam Vandenbrink and Shane Beaudoin, previously testified their recollections of the day to the jury, both saying that Korchinski-Paquet walked to the balcony herself. asserted

Paquet → arrive → balcony

Presiding coroner David Cameron called a recess to allow counsel to determine how the inquest should proceed. “It’s a bit of a turn … we’re not in a position to hear new evidence now,” Cameron said after hearing multiple objections over the allegations. asserted

Cameron → preside → allegations

Inquest previously heard medical history, viewed CCTV footage asserted

Inquest → hear → footage

Over the past two weeks, jurors examining Regis’ final moments in May 2020 learned that Korchinski-Paquet was diagnosed with epilepsy and had a history of seizures sometimes followed by erratic and aggressive behaviour, a state known as postictal delirium. uncertain

Paquet → examine → delirium

Jurors → view → knives

While the 911 calls included information that Korchinski-Paquet was diagnosed with epilepsy and had multiple seizures earlier that day, the officers who arrived at the scene testified to the inquest that they had limited information about her condition. asserted

they → include → condition

The inquest has the central goal of establishing what happened to the 29-year old Korchinski-Paquet and determining if police and first responders need to change how they handle similar incidents, according to Ontario coroner David Cameron. uncertain

they → have → Cameron

Toronto police faced criticism over their handling of the call in the wake of the Afro-Indigenous woman’s death, which came on the heels of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd and amid an international reckoning over racism and policing. asserted

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New allegations from Regis Korchinski-Paquet's mother cause chaos at inquest: 'I know what I saw'

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