Regis-Korchinski Paquet inquest hears from Toronto officer who arrived before her deadly fall

A coroner's inquest is examining the 2020 death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet, a 29-year-old Toronto woman who fell from the 24th-floor balcony of a High Park apartment while police were inside her home. Proceedings began on Monday with testimony from responding Toronto police officers.

During the hearing, an attending officer testified that there was no reason to fear for Korchinski-Paquet's safety until she suddenly walked out onto the balcony before her fatal fall. Testimony from multiple officers who responded to the scene is expected as the inquest continues.