The B.C. Coroners Service will hold a public inquest into the death of a man while he was in police custody in 性视界传媒 last year.

At about 11 p.m. on June 22, 2010, police received a call that two men were seen running in and out of traffic in the area of 160 Street and 88 Avenue. After 性视界传媒 RCMP officers arrested one of the men, Bikermanjit (Victor) Singh Kooner, they said he began to show signs of medical distress聺 and was taken to hospital where he later died.

For years prior, Kooner had been operating a facility for addicts that he called the Spiritual Freedom House Society. The 39-year-old father of two had overcome his own addiction to cocaine and was helping others.

Vancouver Police were called in to conduct an independent investigation into his death.

On Tuesday, the coroner's office said it would also be looking into it.

An inquest is scheduled from Feb. 20-24, 2012 and will be headed by coroner Marj Paonessa. A jury will hear from subpoenaed witnesses to determine the facts leading to Kooner's death.

The jury will have the opportunity to make recommendations aimed at preventing similar deaths in the future.