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Ex-officer charged in taped be
A former New Orleans police officer charged in the videotaped beating of a man after Hurricane Katrina apparently shot himself to death about a month before his trial, authorities said Monday.
The body of Lance Schilling, 30, was found Sunday in a suburban Metairie home. An autopsy showed he died of a gunshot wound to the roof of the mouth, Jefferson Parish coroner's office said.

Schilling and another former officer were accused of beating Robert Davis, 64, a retired school teacher who had returned to New Orleans to check on his property several weeks after the storm.

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Nova Scotia: Plan on reporting

The Nova Scotia government’s plan to make it mandatory for emergency room doctors to report gunshot and stab wounds to police could ignite an ethical debate over the confidentiality of doctor-patient relations.
The legislation proposed Friday is ‘‘very dangerous,’’ says a Dalhousie Health Law professor in Halifax.
Jocelyn Downie said there is not enough evidence to support the release of confidential personal health information.
‘‘When you’re invoking the coercive arm of the state, you have to be extremely careful,’’ Downie said.
The government has introduced legislation that would require hospitals and physicians to report gunshot and knife-related wounds to their local police departments.
Justice Minister Cecil Clarke, highlighting what he called an ‘‘increasing number of gang-related activities and knives ... as well as gun activity,’’ said the law would give police a jump on the critical first hours of an investigation.
He said it would also protect health-care workers from suspects who may follow their victim to the hospital.
‘‘It is especially important to protect both the public and health-care providers to address the dangerous situation that may be created when police are not aware that an attacker is at large,’’ Clarke said.
Halifax Regional Police Chief Frank Beazley welcomed the announcement, saying they’ve had cases where police learned seven days after someone died in hospital.
‘‘Where do we find the crime scene? Where do we start then?’’
 

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