Published Monday, May 24, 2021 8:51PM EDT
Hundreds of protestors took to the streets of Toronto Monday afternoon to mark the anniversary of Regis Korchinski-Paquet’s death.
Carrying home-made banners and signs, they shouted, “No justice, no peace, abolish the police” while they marched through the downtown core.
Korchinski-Paquet’s father, Peter Korchinski, described the large gathering as “very heartwrenching”, given so many cared enough to stand — and march — with his family one year later.
“It’s good to know there are people here that are with the family,” said cousin, Jordan Omoregie.
Korchinski-Paquet fell from her 24th-floor balcony on May 27, 2020, while police were in her apartment. At the time, family members accused police of being responsible for the Toronto woman’s death. However, last August, Ontario's police watchdog cleared five police officers of any wrongdoing.