Vigil held in honour of presumed victim of conjugal violence in Montreal
People gathered in Montreal’s Parc-Extension borough to honour the life of a young mother who was presumably killed by her partner.
Organizers believe more can be done to help women who are victims of conjugal violence in Parc-Extension, a multicultural area where they say information about women’s rights in Canada is not widespread. Ndjel says the victim frequented her organization and shared she had marital issues, adding that she had attempted to move on from the relationship.“She fell through the cracks,” said Melpa Kamateros, the Executive Director of Shield of Athena, an organization providing family services for victims of conjugal violence.“A police report was made on May 19th. From that time until the time she died, she should have been referred somewhere.
“We don’t know if it’s because people are not trained in conjugal violence. But therein lies the danger also that untrained people will deal with very, very dangerous and volatile cases.”Quebec pledges $233 million to fight domestic violence after spate of femicides
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