The coroner’s report into the death of a woman who fell ten storeys down a laundry chute at Regina’s Delta Hotel has been released today. It says 29-year-old Nadine Machiskinic’s death was accidental and caused by trauma from the fall on Jan. 10, 2015.
The report also said combined drug toxicity was a factor in her death, and cites Regina Police investigators’ contention there is no evidence to suggest foul play in her death. Police also said they found no indication of suicidal intent.
Shortly after Machiskinic’s death, police released a brief news release indicating the woman had been found injured in a downtown hotel and died a couple of hours later. Her family said police told them privately the young woman died violently, plunging 10 storeys down a laundry chute at the Delta Hotel. She was fatally injured and died two hours later in hospital.
On May 9, Regina Police released this image captured at the front desk of the Delta Hotel at 3:45 a.m the morning Nadine Machiskinic died. Police said they want to talk to these men but pointed out they are not considered suspects.
Machiskinic’s aunt, Delores Stevenson, previously told CBC she was in disbelief that the coroner’s office had not released a report months after the woman’s death. Today’s report comes nearly a year and a half after Machiskinic died.
Last month, Regina police released an image from security cameras at the hotel, taken the same morning Machiskinic died. They asked the two men pictured at what appears to be the hotel’s front desk to come forward, but said they were not considered suspects.
The Coroner’s report goes on to describe alcohol and drugs found in Machiskinic’s system on the night of her death, including methadone, an antidepressant and a hypnotic, as well as the anti-anxiety drug diazepam and cocaine metabolite.
The report recommends tougher security measures at the hotel, including installing more video surveillance equipment and ensuring it’s in working order, monitoring people who enter the hotel after hours, and conducting routine patrols to make sure doors are properly secured.