Tuesday was the second day of the coroner’s inquest into the death of Brandon Schafer-Kovacs.

It was a particularly tense day, with a quiet heaviness looming over the room. On Tuesday, we learned a bit more about Brandon and the care he received when he arrived at the Jim Pattison’s Children Hospital on the morning of Friday, Nov. 25th, 2022.

Brandon was described as a funny and mischievous teen who required a lot of supervision, noting that he often asked to go to the doctor for minor incidents on almost a daily basis.

Marie Digby, a case worker at Eagles Nest testified that on occasion, Brandon would make himself vomit so he could say he wasn’t feeling well. Due to this, several staff pushed aside the idea that Brandon really needed medical care.

When they eventually realized Brandon

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