After two and a half days , the coroner’s inquest into the death of 14-year-old Brandon Schafer-Kovacs concluded Wednesday, with the jury making four recommendations to the Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch group home where he had been staying .

Schafer-Kovacs died in November 2022 at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon from sepsis.

The beginning of the inquest’s third day saw witnesses from the province’s Ministry of Social Services take the stand, speaking to the oversight and review processes following Schafer-Kovacs’s death.

Erin Gagne, who was part of the ministry’s quality assurance team during that time, testified that suggestions were made for the group home in Saskatoon. The Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth also made recommendations for the guidelines all y

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