By: Carole Larose

Carole Larose — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 16:18:08 +0000

Hello,my dear friend was brutalized 2 years ago by her ex partner in the middle of the night when he illegally gained access to her apartment by posing as a delivery person to a neighbour. My friend was stabbed, bound , gagged and she feared for her life. Her sister was living with her at the time and she too was stabbed, bound and gagged. Both women managed to get away but thought they were going to die. He came back a second . Since then it’s been a bureaucratic nightmare dealing with the police, victim services and the Ontario criminal justice system. She had to immediately find safe shelter without any guidance, assistance or financial assistance. She couldn’t work because of the knife wounds to her hands, face and body as well as PTSD! Incredibly, while awaiting trial he continued to stalk, harass and threaten more harm with numerous phone calls to her and her family. He has been jailed, but without any remedial help which means that when he is up for parole he will continue to be at risk to reoffend. He is a time bomb ticking, waiting to finish what he started. My friend and her family are living with fear…..terror! Being forced to endure the emotional, social and financial hardship inflicted on ALL of them. As my friend is self employed, she did not have coverage for psychological, physical or pharmaceutical help at her disposal.This has been compounded by COVID impacting her business and health. The police victim services has not been helpful in the least! I am ashamed of them. She and her mother have had to chase, cajole, seek information ,and advocate just to survive. During COVID, legal help has been a ghost. No one available or willing to take on the judicial system on her behalf. As it is now over two years since the attack on their lives, they have missed out on attaining victims services and any financial help which was not made available to them. It’s all so wrong!
My heart is breaking for these sisters and their fierce Mother!
I don’t want to watch her waiting to be killed.

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By: Carole Larose