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Probe Begins This Week

Monday, 4 June 2018 at 07:19

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An inquiry begins Tuesday in St.Thomas, examining the events leading to Wettlaufer's actions.

ST.THOMAS - A public inquiry set up by the Ontario government begins tomorrow, looking into the actions of Elizabeth Wettlaufer.

The probe will examine the systemic factors that allowed Elizabeth Wettlaufer to inject more than a dozen patients with overdoses of insulin while working at long-term care homes and private residences in southwestern Ontario for nearly a decade.

The Oxford County nurse plead guilty to eight counts of first-degree murder, four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault. Wettlaufer sentenced to life in prison.

Co-Lead Commissioned Counsel Mike Zigler says they will speaking with 17 parties throughout the inquiry.

"Myself and our team will call witnesses from the various facilities where she worked, from the Corner's Office, from the College of Nurses that regulates nurses and from the Ministry of Long Term Care that regulates the long term care homes to find out what are the failings in the system that allowed this to go undetected."

The inquiry will be led by Commissioner Eileen Gillese in St.Thomas which was selected as the site for the inquiry as it is easily accessible for those taking part in the proceedings.

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