Quebec coroner to release report into Innu man who froze to death in Montreal in 2021

By Canadian Press on May 15, 2025.

MONTREAL — A coroner is scheduled to release her report today into the death of a homeless Innu man whose body was found inside a portable toilet in Montreal.

Fifty-one-year-old Raphaël “Napa” André died in January 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

His body was found steps away from a shelter that had been closed by public health officials because of plumbing problems and a COVID-19 outbreak.

Quebec had also imposed a nighttime curfew to curb the spread of the virus.

Coroner Stéphanie Gamache is scheduled to hold a news conference in Montreal shortly after she releases her report.

The coroner’s inquest on André’s death was held in May and June 2024.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 15, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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