Report into Deborah Onwu's death contains four recommendations

A fatality inquiry into the 2019 workplace death of Calgary care worker Deborah Onwu has produced four recommendations aimed at improving safety in Alberta’s social services sector. The inquiry reveals major gaps in violence-related hazard communication and calls for legislative and regulatory reform.

Onwu, 47, was working an overnight shift at a Woods Homes Society (WHS) residence when she was stabbed 19 times by Brandon Newman, an 18-year-old client with a history of violence . That history, including a previous conviction for aggravated assault, was not disclosed to WHS when Newman was transferred to their care.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents Onwu, requested the inquiry and is urging the

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