Mother rejects report clearing RCMP officers in her son's death

He'd come over and visit us about every day. Nicole Sanderson says the actions of RCMP officers led to the death of her son, Dominic Moustous. The incident happened outside a home on James Smith Cree Nation last April. Moustous went into medical distress and died shortly after being handcuffed face down on the ground. They shouldn't use such brutal force on people, like with that kneeling on them on their back or their neck. After they pin him down, they shouldn't be doing that. Sanderson doesn't want others to have the same experience and says his arrest shouldn't have led to his death. He was like a big lovable teddy bear to me. The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team investigated and released a report this month. It says RCMP were called to James Smith after complaints of Mustus letting off bear spray in a house. RCMP were aware of his mental health issues. And officers say he made concerning statements that led them to believe he was having a mental health crisis. The report says officers tried to arrest Mustus under the Mental Health Act. He ran out of the house but complied with officers and laid down on the ground. Officers handcuffed him behind his back. CERT says two officers continued to hold him to the ground. One officer had his knee on Mustis' left shoulder while a second officer held down his upper right arm. Mustis shouted for officers to get off of him, saying he was having a heart attack and going to die. The report says a few minutes later, Moustous stopped struggling and talking. RCMP rolled him onto his back to find he was unconscious and not breathing. Naloxone was administered and CPR continued for about 45 minutes. Autopsy results showed Moustous died from positional asphyxia combined with meth and cocaine toxicity. No life-threatening physical injuries were found. CERT cleared the officers of any misconduct and stands behind its report. But Sanderson says she isn't satisfied. Like, everybody should get help some way. They're in distress. Like, they shouldn't let anybody, like, say they're dying. Lisa Rizom, CBC News, Prince Albert.