Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 18, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba 8 Winnipeg free january grieving Mother chastises youth court system by Terry Weber a grieving Mother says Shes frustrated by the youth court charging it Abandons victims in favor of the its taking civilization too far when i have to sit in a courtroom with him and be Mary Bessette said yesterday after a court of Queens Bench Justice refused a Crown Appeal to have the 17yearold suspect in her seven Earold sons killing tried in adult Damien Bessette died after someone attempted to steal the family the incident occurred when maty bes on her Way Home from stopped to pick up a few items at the Iga store in the Dakota Village shopping while she was inside the someone ran Over to the vehicle which still contained her two Young children and tried to Speed Damien was struck and killed As he tried to escape the moving his then was the suspect was arrested by police a Short time when officers pulled the vehicle off the last provincial court judge Ron Morlock refused an application to raise the youth to adult the Crown appealed that decision but lost throughout yesterdays court the who cannot be named under the Young offenders sat the dark haired dressed in a Pur Plean Dwhite striped fidgeted con stantly As he listened to submissions by defence lawyer Richard Wols ii and Crown attorney Don v a court imposed ban prohibits publishing any evidence submitted during the proceed Mary Bessette said the Legal system has left her i didst hear the word punishment in there she eyes red from cry i find it very nerve racking and Defini Tely very Bessette said the stress of listening to the Case and waiting for decisions to be made has also taken its toll on her although the initial decision after the first Transfer hearing took nearly four months to be handed Bessette said her inquiries to the crowns office were left mostly Only when Slough took Over the Case several months did she Start getting an idea where the Case was she you get so stressed out you almost have to give she As she it has been next to impossible for her to find adequate coun Selling to help her or her surviving son Cope changes sought to police appeals Winnipeg City councillors agreed yesterday the province should modify legislation being considered to change the Appeal process for suspended police under changes being considered by the province to the City of Winni Peg appeals of suspensions would be a committee appointed by no councillors could sit on the the cites five member Board of commissioners rules on the amendment supported by executive policy committee yesterday suggests the province change the legislation so appeals could be heard by a panel of City administrators the Board of in other Mike Oshaughnessy Jef Ferson opposed the Howe arguing the broader committee proposed by the province would give the City More room to make changes City Hall notebook in the Why restrict yourself Oshaughnessy the com Mittee could still be a panel of administrators and it could be some thing More if anything More is Chris Lorenc sister said the City always complaining that the province passes legislation that is too he said he did not support asking them to impose More Christine Mckee River Heights questioned whether these Nior City administrators Are a Sepa rate Appeal body when suspension decisions Are made by police chief Herb we need a mechanism perceived to be absolutely objective when we consider these Mckee Bill introduced in the Legisla Ture in has received first Urban affairs minister Gerry Ducharme asked the City for its before the Bill proceeded Legal fees covered Winnipeg executive policy com Mittee approved an extra appropriation yesterday to cover the police departments Legal costs for the aboriginal Justice the appropriation will bring the departments total Legal Bill for 1989 to the Harper segment of the inquiry Cost the City of the but the department expects up to More to be needed by the time All the Bills Are the remaining extra appropriation of Legal funds was needed to pay lawyers who represented officers at Law enforcement review Agency notebooks on Agenda mayor Bill Norrie was to raise the question of numbered police note books today when he meets with the cites Board of Norrie said yesterday he Doest know Why recommendations in a 1983 study were never he said he want even aware the study had been he said the same matter was referred to the senior administrators for study this fail after an officer testifying at the aboriginal Justice inquiry said he had rewritten his notebook before the inquest into the death of ill raise it with the Board Tomor Row Norrie said during an i recommended we should go to numbered notebooks i thought that it made a lot of Lorenc too restrictive Media reports yesterday revealed an internal police study in 1983 had recommended police officers be Given notebooks with numbered pages so changes and revisions could be it was never in hurry in limited 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