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By Paola Loriggio A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a 24th-floor balcony while police were in her home was put on hold indefinitely Thursday just as it reached the final stretch of the proceedings. “I know everyone has been working extremely hard during this inquest. Unfortunately, I will be adjourning the inquest until further notice,” said Dr. David Cameron, the coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. “The reason for this is that we have some quite unanticipated investigation that needs to be done before we can continue.” The coroner gave no details on the nature or focus of the investigation but said jurors and the public would be informed when the inquest was ready to resume. The inquest… <\/p>\n

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By Paola Loriggio A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Toronto woman who fell from a 24th-floor balcony while police were in her home was put on hold indefinitely Thursday just as it reached the final stretch of the proceedings. “I know everyone has been working extremely hard during this inquest. Unfortunately, I will be adjourning the inquest until further notice,” said Dr. David Cameron, the coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet. “The reason for this is that we have some quite unanticipated investigation that needs to be done before we can continue.” The coroner gave no details on the nature or focus of the investigation but said jurors and the public would be informed when the inquest was ready to resume. The inquest... <\/p>\n

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