An Ontario grandmother’s assisted death is under police investigation after her family alleged the 83-year-old was confused, tried to back out and never clearly consented before she was given a lethal injection.
Brigitte Stegemann died through medical assistance in dying (MAiD) on July 10 at The Pearl care home in Cannifton, Ontario, after being diagnosed with stage-four stomach cancer in February.
The case was first reported by veteran Kelsi Sheren on Substack before the Daily Mail published a detailed account of the family’s allegations.
But her granddaughter and longtime caregiver, Brigitte Kranendonk, alleges serious failures occurred in the days leading up to her death.
Two days before the procedure, Kranendonk said she bluntly asked her grandmother whether she understood she was going to die Friday.
Stegemann began crying and said, “I’ve made a mistake,” according to her granddaughter.
