Report says Tina Fontaine asked social agencies for help and was told no beds were available
Manitoba Advocate For Children And Youth Daphne Penrose addresses a news conference in Winnipeg on Oct. 19, 2018.
"At times, particularly in the final months of her life, some of these services were unavailable, not easily accessible, or ill-co-ordinated, which did not provide the supports and interventions she desperately needed." The girl's body was found wrapped in a duvet cover and weighed down by rocks in the Red River that August.Thelma Favel, Tina Fontaine's great-aunt, said she hopes the children's advocate's report ensures no other kids fall through the cracks.Her death renewed calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and inspired volunteer groups such as the Bear Clan Patrol, an Indigenous-led neighbourhood watch group.
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