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Attention News Editors:

Shore family response to Sick Kids nurses Press Release

    

    TORONTO, March 7 /CNW/ - Nurses at the Hospital for Sick Children say

they were wrongly accused at the Lisa Shore Inquest and are fighting back.

    The Shores wish to make clear that the inquest jury came to its finding

of homicide after carefully weighing all the evidence. This evidence included

the sworn testimony of all four nurses in question.

    The nurses say they want to "clear their names". The family would like to

know what information the nurses will give to the College that they did not

testify to at the Coroner's inquest.

    The nurses were present throughout the inquest, participated fully in it

and were ably represented by Borden & Elliot, a leading law firm. Though

repeatedly invited to retain separate lawyers, they declined to do so.

    The Shores reported Nurses Doerksen, Soriano, Reeder and Douglas to the

College of Nurses on Friday, March 3, 2000. They welcome the College

investigation and its ability to impose appropriate disciplinary measures

where warranted.




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For further information: Sharon Shore, Business Number (905) 764-8388