Canadian soldier committed suicide, parents stuck with court bill

Family of soldier who committed suicide stuck with $10K bill after correcting death certificate

OTTAWA — The family of a Canadian soldier who committed suicide spent just over $10,800 in court costs to correct mistakes made in the young soldier’s death certificate and registration, errors for which they blamed National Defence.

But their lawyer, retired colonel Michel Drapeau, says a potential legal claim was dropped because Cpl. Stuart Langridge’s parents feared it would create the perception they were out to profit from the 28-year-old’s death.

Shaun and Sheila Fynes were also worried a lawsuit would impede an inquiry currently taking place before the Military Police Complaints Commission, he added.
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