Inquest called into man’s death
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An inquest has been called into the death of a man who was hospitalized for an overdose after city police used two Tasers on him.
Mariusz Antoniewicz, 45, was found in a stolen car in the parking lot of a Manitoba Housing complex on Robson Street on July 5. He was taken to St. Boniface Hospital and died that day.
Antoniewicz was publicly identified in a Thursday news release by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. An inquest is mandatory because Antoniewicz was in police custody.
A report by the Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba that was released in May 2024 said Antoniewicz assaulted officers, tried to choke one, tried to grab a Taser and continued to resist arrest even after being handcuffed.
Antoniewicz became unresponsive while being arrested, and officers began chest compressions and gave him naloxone, a medication that halts an opioid overdose.
Combined cocaine and methamphetamine intoxication was the immediate cause of death, while physiologic stress and physical restraint during the arrest were cited as “significant conditions contributing to the death,” the IIU report stated.
Two officers were injured in the incident, which was recorded on video. No charges were recommended against any officers.
The IIU report said the incident happened after a man failed to return a Honda Civic to an automobile dealership at 15 Stapleton St. The man had taken the car for a test drive on June 30.
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