Posted: May 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 1
When Audette Shephard’s 19-year-old son Justin was murdered on June 23, 2001, she says Toronto police offered little in the way of emotional support. (CBC)
When Audette Shephard s 19-year-old son Justin was shot and killed on June 23, 2001, she says she was left alone with her grief and in her despair even contemplated suicide. I can t even explain the devastation. I just didn t know where to turn, she said, adding that Toronto police offered little in the way of emotional support. It would have been helpful not to just leave me alone. Because god knows what I could ve done. The 20th-floor balcony looked really good at the time.