https://www.nelsonstar.com/news/coroners-report-confirms-suicide-in-ben-kilmer-case/
The Chief Coroner refused the request and on Monday afternoon the full report was sent to at least five parties that requested the document.
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“We have never published the details of a suicide before, and there is no public interest reason to start now,” Cowichan Valley Citizen editor Andrea Rondeau explained.
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“While talking about suicide can be an important discussion for the community to have, knowing how someone killed themselves doesn’t really add to that discussion,” Rondeau said.
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Scott Fee, news director at CHEK News in Victoria agreed the graphic details are no one’s business.
“We’re not going to dive into that, we’re not reporting that,” Fee confirmed on Monday.
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CBC’s reporting also refrained from reporting specific details.
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Meanwhile the iheartradio article discloses that he died by asphyxiation.
Coroner confirms man who went missing for 5 months took his own life
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It seems there may be something involving the graphic details of the 'how' which leave something which all of the media seem to agree should be hidden from the public, and which his wife clearly doesn't want made public.
The Chief Coroner refused the request and on Monday afternoon the full report was sent to at least five parties that requested the document.
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“We have never published the details of a suicide before, and there is no public interest reason to start now,” Cowichan Valley Citizen editor Andrea Rondeau explained.
....
“While talking about suicide can be an important discussion for the community to have, knowing how someone killed themselves doesn’t really add to that discussion,” Rondeau said.
=====
Scott Fee, news director at CHEK News in Victoria agreed the graphic details are no one’s business.
“We’re not going to dive into that, we’re not reporting that,” Fee confirmed on Monday.
======
CBC’s reporting also refrained from reporting specific details.
======
Meanwhile the iheartradio article discloses that he died by asphyxiation.
Coroner confirms man who went missing for 5 months took his own life
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It seems there may be something involving the graphic details of the 'how' which leave something which all of the media seem to agree should be hidden from the public, and which his wife clearly doesn't want made public.
