Police in Lethbridge are investigating the suspicious dying of an 87-year-old man at an area care facility.
Police say they have been contacted by the workplace of Alberta’s Chief Medical Examiner on Aug. 28 in reference to the dying of the person at St. Michael’s Well being Centre situated alongside the 1400 block of 9 Avenue South.
Investigators decided the person was concerned in a bodily altercation with one other aged male resident of the ability on Aug. 27, simply after 6 a.m.
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The sufferer was transported by EMS to hospital, the place he later died.
Police say the 2 males lived in the identical unit on the centre and have been recognized to at least one one other.
Nonetheless, investigators say there isn’t any video surveillance in resident rooms or the widespread hallways of the ability to help within the investigation.
The opposite man who was concerned within the altercation continues to reside at St. Michael’s, however based mostly on the findings of the investigation, police say there isn’t any proof to recommend he’s an ongoing threat.
The investigation continues.
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