MONTREAL In what police believe is the 11th suspected case of femicide this year, a 35-year-old Montreal man was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of his wife in Côte Saint-Luc. Ariobarzan Bakhtiar appeared at the Montreal courthouse to face the murder charge after Zoleikha Bakhtiar, 36, was killed overnight in an apartment building on Adalbert Avenue, near Earle Road. The information we have .. and our investigators will analyse all that .. is that they were in a marital relationship, said Montreal police spokesperson Julien Lévesque. The accused will remain in custody and is due back in court on July 5.
All sectors of society have to share accountability and responsibility when it comes to finding a solution.
Author of the article: Melpa Kamateros • Special to Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: May 17, 2021 • 9 hours ago • 3 minute read • People share hugs during a march against domestic violence in memory of Rebekah Love Harry on Saturday April 3, 2021. In addition to more services, better laws and public education also should be part of the response to conjugal violence, says Melpa Kamateros, executive director of Shield of Athena Family Services. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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For years the women’s movement has borne most of the responsibility of denouncing violence against women, something that is not exclusively a woman’s issue.