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Five years ago, Nathalie Warmerdam was murdered by her ex-partner in one of the worst cases of domestic violence in Canadian history. The 48-year-old was Basil Borutskiâs third victim that day; he also killed two other former partners, Anastasia Kuzyk and Carol Culleton. Boruktski was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison in 2017.
Warmerdamâs brother Joshua Hopkins, an acclaimed baritone, was rehearsing in Ottawa when he received the call.
âIt was horrifying. I was sent reeling, it was an emotionally very turbulent time and I felt helpless, powerless to do anything to help my sister,â he says. âBut I knew that as an opera singer I had a voice and I could use that voice to tell my sisterâs story and also to bring awareness to the global epidemic that is violence against women and gender-based violence. The idea behind it was to honour my sister.â