The murders of three rural Ontario women are being examined during a coroner's inquest in Renfrew County with a focus on intimate partner violence.
"If there isn't a recommendation to hold someone accountable for implementing these recommendations, we're going to wonder why we spent three weeks in this room," said Pamela Cross, a lawyer and women's advocate testifying on a panel of experts on day two of the inquest.
The commission should be run by people who are informed about the issue of intimate partner violence, she added.Inquest has ‘a lot of potential’ to change intimate partner violence in rural communitiesPamela Cross, the legal director of Luke’s Place, a non-profit that supports women fleeing violence, says the inquest has the potential to create change by expanding services and supports in rural areas.
Data on the response to the committee's recommendations appear to be unavailable, even by request. And no changes recommended by either the committee or inquest juries are legally binding. Previous inquests involving intimate partner violence resulted in calls for a committee of government and non-government members to oversee the process of implementing recommendations — which hasn't happened, the inquest heard.More than just physical abuse
An Ontario Provincial Police inspector outlined some of Borutski's abusive behaviour toward women, including leaving behind unwanted signs at the cottage of Carol Culleton, one of Borutski's fatal victims.
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