Inquest will look into the deaths of five men; four are under the age of 40.

By Gazette Staff

December 17th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

Dr. Armita Rahmani, Regional Supervising Coroner, East Region, Kingston Office, announced the scheduling of inquests into the deaths of  Shimon Abrahams, Quinn Borde, Shane Gammie, Christopher Sipes, and Qin Long (Qinlong) Xue.

Collins Bay is a Medium Security institution. Kingston has more than five Correctional institutions in the area. The death of five inmates over a four-year period seems high. Should questions be asked?

All five men died while in custody or after transfer to hospital from Collins Bay Institution in Kingston.

The inquest will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2026. Bonnie Goldberg will be the presiding officer and Kristin Smith and Erin Winocur will be the inquest counsel.

Mr. Abrahams, 41, died on June 13, 2022; Mr. Borde, 39, died on April 2, 2022; Mr. Gammie, 35, died on November 24, 2018; Mr. Sipes, 51, died on November 21, 2019; and Mr. Xue, 26, died on November 13, 2020.

All five men died while in custody or after transfer to hospital from Collins Bay Institution in Kingston.

The Collins Bay Institution is a Medium Security prison.

Given the news about prisoner abuse at Maplehurst provincial prison in Milton – attention should be paid to what is happening at the Correctional Insitutions.

The ages of these five men are relatively young.  All except one are under 40 years of age.