Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey has refused comment when asked to speak about Toronto resident Danielle Stephanie Warriner, who died after an altercation in a hospital for not wearing a mask. .The Western Standard sent emails to Downey on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday requesting comment. The emails asked for a statement about Downey’s reaction to Warriner’s death. .No emails have been returned. His team did not acknowledge the emails were received. .It was uncovered January 16 Warriner died following an altercation with security guards at Toronto General Hospital in 2020 after she refused to wear a mask. .READ MORE: WATCH: Footage released of woman who died in hospital after refusing to wear mask.An Ontario judge struck down the criminal trial which was set to begin in May, clearing the guards of any wrongdoing..“There's been no accountability and there's a gaping hole in my heart," said Warriner's sister Denise. .Falconers LLP lawyer Asha James, who is representing Warriner’s family, said January 20 a judge put a publication ban on details of a preliminary hearing to ensure a fair trial. .READ MORE: Lawyer says case of Toronto woman killed for not wearing mask had publication ban to avoid biased jury.“They had a preliminary inquiry, and it’s not unusual in a preliminary inquiry for a court to order a publication ban for the purposes of making sure if a matter is going to trial, it’s going before a jury, that they they haven’t had the opportunity to hear all of the evidence,” said James. .“So you don’t prejudice the defendants.”
