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Thomas Braidwood: Neutral Term

Robert Dziekanski Dept: Homicide is considered a neutral term in a coroner's report, meaning the death was caused by the actions of another person; it does not imply any blame, according to CBC. The incident was captured on amateur video, which fuelled public anger and prompted the government to order a public inquiry headed by former justice Thomas Braidwood. Jolts led to heart attack The death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski in an altercation with RCMP officers at Vancouver's airport six years ago was a homicide, British Columbia's Coroners Service says. Dziekanski, 40, who did not speak English, became agitated after spending more than nine hours wandering in the airport arrivals area in October 2007 and was confronted by four Mounties who stunned him several times with a Taser. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.