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December 02, 2009
Halifax Regional Police say they are training officers to better defuse volatile situations with the mentally ill before having to resort to the use of a Taser, a fatality inquiry was told yesterday.
Doctor's note becomes the focus at Hyde inquiry
August 14, 2009
Sheriff Laurel Purcell said she didn’t give a critical doctor’s note to legal counsel regarding Howard Hyde because she thought it would violate his privacy rights.
Doctor testifies Hyde never should have left hospital
August 13, 2009
The doctor who cleared Howard Hyde's discharge from hospital never would have done so if she’d known he wasn’t going to get psychiatric help, she testified yesterday at the inquiry into the man’s death.
'Knowing what I know now, he should not have left the hospital'
August 12, 2009
Dr. Stephen Curry told the inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde yesterday he believed the system failed the 45-year-old.
Hyde fell through the gap between two systems, inquiry told
August 07, 2009
Schizophrenic Howard Hyde fell into a system with gaps between mental treatment and criminal prosecution, a police superintendent testified Thursday at the inquiry into the man’s death.
Hyde refused treatment in the months before his death
August 06, 2009
Howard Hyde was hospitalized but refused psychiatric help just months before his death, an inquiry heard yesterday.
Hyde's symptoms not conclusively linked to police struggle: lawyer
August 05, 2009
Symptoms of Howard Hyde suffering cardiac stress cannot be conclusively linked to his struggle with police officers before hospitalization, a Halifax Regional Police lawyer argued yesterday.
Hyde inquiry to resume next week
July 27, 2009
The inquiry into the death of Howard Hyde is taking a week off, with testimony resuming Tuesday, Aug. 4.
Police had Hyde discharged from hospital before his death
July 22, 2009
Doctors at a Halifax hospital were in the process of getting Howard Hyde psychological help shortly before his death but police took him away to go to court, an inquiry heard yesterday.
Judge quashes CBC request for copy of Hyde surveillance video
July 21, 2009
A judge rejected a CBC request to get videos from the Hyde inquiry yesterday, but media can use video of the videos.
Hyde lawyer alleges police doctored reports
July 21, 2009
Police doctored reports to avoid charges of excessive force, alleged the lawyer for Howard Hyde’s sister as more inconsistencies were revealed yesterday at the Halifax inquiry into the man’s death.
Officer wanted to keep element of surprise before Tasering, inquiry hears
July 20, 2009
A police officer did not warn Howard Hyde before Tasering him in order to keep the element of surprise, the officer told the inquiry into Hyde’s death Friday.
Valuable lessons to be learned from the Hyde inquiry
July 17, 2009
The Howard Hyde fatality inquiry has not been kind to Halifax Regional Police so far.
Weapons drawer a result of '35 years of terrible practice'
July 17, 2009
There were conflicting reports Thursday of how knives and other weapons got into an unlocked drawer at the Halifax Regional Police booking office.
Officer defends his actions in struggle with Hyde
July 17, 2009
The officer who Tasered Howard Hyde said Thursday he would make the same decision knowing what he does now.
Thousands log on to follow Hyde inquiry webcast
July 16, 2009
It’s caused some confusion but webcasting has allowed thousands of people to follow the Howard Hyde inquiry.
Lawyer alleges coverup at Hyde inquiry
July 16, 2009
The lawyer for Howard Hyde’s family is alleging a coverup after more inconsistencies in Halifax Regional Police statements were uncovered yesterday at the inquiry into the man’s death.
Howard Hyde inquiry becoming adversarial
July 15, 2009
It’s not technically a trial, but the Howard Hyde inquiry is looking more and more like two sides opposing each other.
Police officer contradicts earlier testimony at inquiry
July 15, 2009
A Halifax Regional Police officer reversed his testimony yesterday at the Howard Hyde inquiry, saying now he did copy parts of his notes on Hyde’s Tasering.
Hyde lawyer challenges officer's incident report
July 14, 2009
The lawyer representing Howard Hyde’s sister accused at least one Halifax Regional Police officer of copying his report of the Tasering incident from another officer.
Portions of surveillance footage of Hyde in cell missing
July 14, 2009
As officers wrestled and Tasered Howard Hyde, there was an unlocked shelf of knives and other weapons just feet away in a police booking station, an inquiry heard yesterday.
Howard Hyde's sister describes surveillance tape as 'disturbing'
July 13, 2009
The inquiry into Howard Hyde's death continues today with police officers testifying about the surveillance footage shown late Friday of a topless Hyde struggling with Halifax Regional Police, screaming he is sorry and being repeatedly Tasered.
Police go on defensive at Hyde inquiry
July 09, 2009
Halifax Regional Police went on the defensive yesterday as new questions arose in the fatality inquiry of Howard Hyde.
Medical condition never relayed on tasered man
July 08, 2009
The Halifax Regional Police officers who Tasered Howard Hyde 30 hours before his death likely didn’t know he was schizophrenic
Tasered man off his meds: Wife
July 08, 2009
Howard Hyde’s common-law wife tried to tell jail staff the man was suffering a psychotic episode but they wouldn’t let her talk, an inquiry heard yesterday.
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