Inmate who died at Bordeaux jail was pepper sprayed by guards: report
Posted January 3, 2023 3:38 pm.
The 21-year-old inmate who died after sustaining injuries at Bordeaux jail in Montreal was reportedly pepper sprayed by correctional officers.
According to Radio-Canada, Nicous D’Andre Spring was pepper sprayed when he was wearing a spit hood – a restraining device made of mesh that’s placed over a detainee’s face to prevent them from spitting or biting.
The Public Security Ministry has confirmed Spring, who was illegally detained at the jail, died the day after a physical intervention there on Dec. 24. He should have been set free the previous day.
On Dec. 29, a manager at Bordeaux was suspended from his duties – the second suspension involving an employee in connection with Spring’s death.
Quebec’s coroner’s officer and provincial police are investigating the circumstances of the death.
Nicous D’Andre Spring, also known by his artist name Yk Lyrical, in this undated photo. (Credit: Facebook/Yk Lyrical)
