New Brunswick government says it was late to report inmate death - BERITAJA

The New Brunswick authorities says it should person notified the nationalist sooner about the decease of a provincial jailhouse inmate connected Oct. 10.

The Department of Justice and Public Safety released specifications about the decease 4 days later.

The section has a argumentation of informing the nationalist of deaths successful custody wrong 12 hours.

Bruce Macfarlane, a provincial authorities spokesperson, says the section is reviewing the matter and will return steps to little the consequence of early delays.

The section says Pierre Dartiguenave, 50, was recovered unresponsive successful his compartment astatine the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre connected Oct. 7 and later died successful infirmary connected Oct. 10.

The section besides noted successful a news merchandise that unit attempted to resuscitate Dartiguenave and supply aesculapian assistance arsenic emergency services were called.

Macfarlane says Dartiguenave was connected life support for days pursuing his aesculapian emergency.

Dartiguenave’s family was notified, Macfarlane told BERITAJA connected Wednesday. He did not opportunity what caused the delay.