MONTREAL—A Quebec coroner has ruled the death of Gilles Duceppe’s 93-year-old mother after she became trapped in a courtyard at her seniors’ residence on a bitterly cold morning was accidental but preventable. Helene Rowley Hotte Duceppe, the mother of the former Bloc Quebecois leader, died of hypothermia on Jan. 20, when it was minus 35 degrees outside and snowing. Coroner Gehane Kamel confirmed today that Rowley Hotte Duceppe had left her apartment at Residence Lux Gouverneur after an alarm sounded and became locked outside the building. The coroner concluded Rowley Hotte Duceppe had died just a few minutes before being found. Read more: Coroner probes exposure death of Gilles Duceppe’s mother outside seniors’ home Freezing death of Duceppe’s mother indicates problems in seniors’ homes, says LegaultRead more about:

Source: thestar June 18, 2019 19:18 UTC