More than a month since her younger brother died, Sarafina Dennie says she still has trouble eating or sleeping.
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Quebec’s Public Security Department has described Spring’s detention as “illegal” because he was ordered by a judge to be released on Dec. 23 but was still behind bars the next day when he suffered injuries leading to his death.Article content “I would like to have answers for what happened exactly to my brother, and to know what they did and why they did it,” she said. “We need justice.”
Previous family statements have said Spring struggled with mental health issues, but his sister said Monday he was not “dangerous, aggressive, or harmful.” Mendelsohn Aviv said there are many questions that need to be answered, including why Spring was still in detention when a judge had ordered him released, and why guards seemingly used the potentially dangerous combination of a spit hood and pepper spray.
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