Denial of medicine to Errol Greene had deadly consequences, epilepsy expert says – CBC

Oct 26, 2016

Greene, 26, was not administered seizure-controlling medication while in the Remand Centre in Winnipeg

When a person with epilepsy can’t access their medication the consequences can be deadly, according to an epilepsy expert.

Suzanne Nurse, director of information and client services with Epilepsy Ontario, says there are a lot of unanswered questions about the death of Errol Greene, a 26-year-old man who died at the Remand Centre in Winnipeg on May. 1.

CBC News obtained a copy of the detailed autopsy report proving that Greene was not administered his seizure-controlling medication while in custody and detailing how his epileptic seizure was handled by the corrections office.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/errol-greene-epilepsy-medicine-denial-1.3823273