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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.
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Halton Regional Police are raising the alarm bells about domestic assaults after seeing intimate partner violence-related charges jump by more than 140% last month compared to a year ago when the pandemic first struck.
And if the disturbing trend continues, police estimate officers will end up responding to more than 4,000 “intimate partner violence” (IPV) calls in Halton Region this year.
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“What is particularly concerning is that we recognize that all forms of family violence are under-reported,” police said in a statement release Wednesday, suggesting the number of incidents is likely higher.