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Family alleges Ontario grandmother, 83, was euthanised without valid consent

Granddaughter says Brigitte Stegemann failed a cognitive consent test and wept for 45 minutes on learning her death date, days before a bloody MAiD procedure.

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What to know

  • Granddaughter alleges the MAiD procedure proceeded despite her grandmother failing a cognitive consent test and pleading two days earlier that she had made a mistake.
  • The death is described as violent rather than peaceful: a botched IV attempt left the 83-year-old covered in blood, allegedly administered by a nurse not wearing gloves.
  • It was reportedly the care home's first-ever MAiD procedure, raising questions about staff training and protocol.
  • The case is under review by Ontario's Chief Coroner's Office, the Patient Ombudsman and Belleville Police; the practitioners and care home have not commented publicly but reportedly maintain consent was valid.

Brigitte Kranendonk Granddaughter and former caregiver of StegemannBrigitte Stegemann 83-year-old Christian grandmother who died under MAiDThe Pearl care home (Cannifton, Ontario) Residential care facility where the procedure occurredMAiD practitioners Medical staff who administered the procedureOntario Chief Coroner's Office, Patient Ombudsman, Belleville Police Authorities being asked to review the case

Family alleges Ontario grandmother, 83, was euthanised without valid consent
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Sep 21Sep 22yesterdaynow · 2:07 AM ET
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    Daily Mail publishes account; story spreads on social media

    The Daily Mail's report on Kranendonk's allegations was published and reposted by @DailyMail on X, drawing thousands of engagements, and separately surfaced on Reddit.

    “I used very frank terms. I said: 'Do you know that you're going to die on Friday?'”
    — Brigitte Kranendonk, Granddaughter · source
  2. background

    Kranendonk appeals to coroner, ombudsman and police — Kranendonk began seeking review of the procedure's legality from Ontario's Chief Coroner's Office, the Patient Ombudsman and Belleville Police, alleging her grandmother's vulnerability was exploited and consent was invalid.

  3. background

    MAiD procedure performed at The Pearl care home; Stegemann dies — Stegemann died after a botched first IV attempt allegedly by a nurse not wearing gloves, leaving her covered in blood with her hands clasped in prayer, despite having failed a cognitive consent test days earlier.

  4. background

    Kranendonk tells her grandmother she will die in two days — Two days before the scheduled MAiD procedure, Kranendonk explicitly told Stegemann she would die on Friday; Stegemann broke down crying for 45 minutes, saying she had made a mistake.

  5. background

    Stegemann resists a medical port, calling it 'the death shot' — Kranendonk recalls convincing her grandmother to accept a medical port for medication access; Stegemann repeatedly ripped it off, screaming that she did not want it.