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Province calls for inquests into 2 Manitoba inmate deaths

The provinces Chief Medical Examiner called for inquests Friday into two Manitoba inmate deaths dating back to 2011 and 2006.

Deaths of inmates Sheldon Anthony McKay, 30, and Tyler Joseph St. Paul, 21, ruled homicides

The provinces Chief Medical Examiner called for inquests Friday into two Manitoba inmate deaths dating back to 2011 and 2006.

Thirty-year-old Sheldon Anthony McKay died on May 3, 2006 while serving a sentence at Stony Mountain Institution.
The 2006 death of Stony Mountain Institution (pictured) inmate Sheldon Anthony McKay was ruled a homicide. So, too, was the 2011 death of Milner Ridge Correctional Centre inmate 21-year old Tyler Joseph St. Paul.

McKay was found face down on a bed in his room and pronounced dead. Investigators determined the cause of death to be asphyxiaand his death was ruled a homicide.

Years later, Twenty-one-year-old Tyler Joseph St. Paul died May 16, 2011 while an inmate atMilner Ridge Correctional Centre.

St. Paul wasjumpedand called for help from his cell. He was responsive when Milner Ridge staff firstarrived, but soon lost consciousness and died at the scene. His death was ruled a homicide.

The inquests into both deaths will look at whether officers on duty failed to help the victims,and what can be done in the future to prevent such deaths.