Mass stabbing attacker Myles Sanderson died of a drug overdose just after being taken into police custody, according to Global News..On September 7, the RCMP arrested Sanderson following a four-day manhunt across Saskatchewan. .On September 4, Myles and his brother Damien Sanderson went on a mass stabbing rampage in the James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon, SK, killing 10 and putting another 18 people in the hospital..READ MORE Mass stabbing suspects charged with first degree murder and manhunt continues. Myles Sanderson arrest .Sanderson’s cause of death has not been officially released. The RCMP said Sanderson went into “medical distress” after the police took him into custody..Officers and paramedics performed life-saving procedures, but they pronounced Sanderson dead when he arrived at the hospital..During a press conference on Wednesday, Saskatchewan Coroners Service (SCS) Chief Coroner Clive Weighill told the media Sanderson “did not die from blunt force trauma.”.Weighill said the SCS is waiting for the toxicology report and the final results from the autopsy, which could take three to four months..However, Sanderson’s autopsy report will not be released to the public until the inquest begins in late spring to summer 2023 because “investigators don’t want to taint the process.”.READ MORE Coroner announces an inquest into the Sask mass killings.Weighill only released the preliminary results because of the public interest in the mass stabbing case..“We have due processes in Canada, to make sure the public is aware of what’s happened. It takes a while to put a picture together,” said Weighill..“The last thing we want is to give out some preliminary information, and then the witnesses at the inquest give different information, and now we have a real quagmire of ‘What really did happen?’”.“It’s prudent to make sure we have all the information, everything is gathered in a proper form and then presented in an inquest.”.The Saskatchewan RCMP mass stabbing investigation is not complete..READ MORE Mass stabbing attack manhunt ends with suspect dead of self-inflicted injuries. Myles Sanderson arrest scene .Last Thursday, Saskatchewan RCMP Assistant Commander Rhonda Blackmore said the police “still do not know” how Sanderson died in police custody..“I ask you all to remember this is not a TV drama where we will have all of the answers by the end of the episode,” said Blackmore. .“Complex investigations of this nature take time and we look forward to providing further details once they have been confirmed.”.An independent probe into Sanderson’s death is being done by the Saskatoon Police Service and the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team to determine if any police actions contributed to Sanderson dying in police custody..On Tuesday, Marco Mendicino, federal Public Safety minister, told the media the “integrity of investigations needs to be respected.”.“The only way we are going to be able to address (those concerns) is if we have an independent investigation that is carried out by the appropriate authorities, which is exactly the process we are following right now,” said Mendicino..“It is only by following that process that we can allow for a measure of healing and justice for the community.”
