SiRT: No Charges In Liverpool RCMP Cell Death

The province's Serious Incident Response Team says no charges will be laid after their investigation into an incident in Liverpool. SiRT says two RCMP members in Queens along with a civilian guard were working in the detachment when a 40 year-old-man died in a jail cell on July 9, 2013. The man was found lying on the River Head Road in Queens County and was arrested for being intoxicated in public. SiRT says the man stopped breathing at the detachment. EHS administrated CPR before he was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The investigation revealed the man had a self-inflicted overdose of morphine and alcohol. SiRT says the two police officers may have breached RCMP policy by not seeking further medical attention by placing the man in the cell while unconscious. However, there won't be any criminal charges laid. SiRT is responsible for investigating all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia.