Quebec media avoids central issue in death of muslim woman on escalator in January 2014

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An original translation by CB Sashenka with much thanks

Death at the Fabre Metro (Montreal): strangled by her clothing, concludes the coroner.

 
The dead woman from last January in an escalator at the Fabre metro station in Montreal had died strangled by her clothing, concludes the coroner in charge of the file.

In his report, Paul G. Dionne argues that the death of Naima Rharouity is “accidental” and that the woman’s scarf is probably the cause of the accident.

“The woman was strangled by the scarf and her scalp was lacerated by the combs of the escalator steps in motion, before the escalator was stopped,” one can read. However, the coroner does not specify in his report if it’s about an Islamic veil, as was implied by some media.

During a short interview with La Press, it was indicated that this detail was quite simply not in public interest. “It is not important, it is a scarf,” said Paul G. Dionne.

The coroner was also not able to determine with certainty if the woman fell before or after her clothing remained caught in the escalator.
“It is quite possible that the woman’s clothing was initially caught in the escalator, causing her fall and strangulation. (The woman measured 160 cm and her scarf 157 cm),” he writes.

The coroner recommends to the Société de transport de Montreal to “revise” and “adapt” its escalator maintenance program. He also asked the STM to ensure the implementation and application of this new program.

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6 Replies to “Quebec media avoids central issue in death of muslim woman on escalator in January 2014”

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  3. So she was a victim of fashion, wearing one of those floor-length scarves? That can’t be, because the scarf would have had to be twice her length to reach the ground. It sounds more likely that the hem of her floor-length, or more than floor-length, floor-dragging hijab got caught in the escalator, pulling her to the ground where her scarf and hair got involved. Or is that what happened at all? Do we know? By trying to shield them from criticism, the coroner is not even serving the interests of hijabis, who should be advised of the dangers of wearing tents on escalators.

  4. Or that should be floor-length abaya really, as part of her hijab in the general sense, which I’ve assumed from the start she was wearing along with a head-covering.