Dates set for inquest into death of 14-year-old Regina boy

More than nine years after Haven Dubois died, a public inquest into his death is to be held.

The Ministry of Justice and Attorney General announced Friday the inquest is set for May 27-31 at the Royal Hotel in Regina.

Dubois, 14, was found unresponsive in a creek in the east end of Regina on May 20, 2015. A bystander tried to resuscitate Dubois before paramedics arrived and took over those efforts.

EMS subsequently took Dubois to the General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

In the years since his death, his mother, Richelle Dubois, has been searching for answers.

Haven’s death was ruled an accident by the coroner, but the coroner’s report said marijuana was a factor. Richelle suspects foul play was involved in some fashion.

“They feel they have done a proper investigation. I feel differently,” she said in May of 2023, when the family organized a march to Saskatoon to raise awareness about Haven’s death.

The family was seeking an inquiry into matters related to Haven’s death, a special investigation into school negligence that may have contributed to his death, and a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys.

“Our men and boys are being forgotten about when we are advocating for our people,” Richelle said last May. “I feel like we need to put just as much effort into our men and boys (as we do) our women.”

The province’s Coroners Act gives the chief coroner the power to call an inquest into the death of any person.

“The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is responsible for the investigation of all sudden, unexpected deaths,” a release from the ministry said.

“The purpose of an inquest is to establish who died, when and where that person died and the medical cause and manner of death. The coroner’s jury may make recommendations to prevent similar deaths.”