Death of Claudio Castagnetta in Quebec City

On September 18 ,2007 Caaudio Castagnetta was walking barefoot and he was disturbing customers in a grocery shop. Six policemen intervene and he was tasered because he was resisting arrest. At his Victoria Parc cell, he bangs his head against the walls; he is fitted with a hockey helmet. He shouts at night, removes his clothing and has convulsions. At noon, he is transferred to the Palais de justice de Quebec. He licks the walls and sprays toilet water on his face, he talks incoherently and loses his balance so his court appearance is cancelled. At Centre de detention de Quebec, he is believed to be passively resisting but he is unconscious. He dies at hospital on the 20th.


The autopsy concludes he died of cerebral edema and methamphetamines have been detected in his urine.

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