Group wants review into homeless deaths in B.C.

A group in Victoria, British Columbia is calling for a coroner’s inquest following a spike in homeless deaths in the city.

Thirty people living on the city’s streets have died in the last four months.

That’s triple the number of deaths compared to last year, according to the University of Victoria’s Poverty Law Club.

The anti-poverty group hopes an inquest will find solutions to prevent future poverty-related deaths in Victoria.

These most recent deaths came about from a variety of causes including drug overdoses, pneumonia and suicide.

The CBC reported that B.C.’s Coroners Service is considering bringing in experts to hold a Death Review Panel instead of an inquiry.

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STORY WRITTEN BY: ALYSSA TREMBLAY