Six months have passed since Nathaniel Schofield died in police custody and his family wants to know what happened.
“It’s been a challenge, to say the least,” his mother, Faye Dzikewich, told CTV News on Monday. “Like a rollercoaster ride through a nightmare.”
Schofield, a 36-year-old father from Arthur, Ont., was arrested for what Ontario Provincial Police called a minor offence. On July 10, 2024, after spending the night in a Rockwood, Ont. cell, he was found in medical distress. Schofield was then taken to a Guelph, Ont. hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Dzikewich only learned of her son’s death after waiting hours for Schofield to appear in court.
His death sparked an investigation by the Special Investigations Unit.
The SIU, which investigates all suspected police misconduct, said, where possible, investigations must be completed within 120 days.
Schofield’s death was more than 180 days ago and still, no findings …