GUILTY Canada - Vicious assault on Marlene Bird, Prince Albert, SK, June 2014

[kmclaren]

There has been an arrest.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...file-prince-albert-assault-arrested-1.2691589

The man, also from Prince Albert, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated sexual assault. According to a release sent out by police on Sunday, the suspect was arrested Saturday night while officers executed a search warrant at the accused's home.

 

[dotr]

http://ckom.com/story/updated-police-charge-suspect-marlene-bird-assault/379260

"The suspect will make his first court appearance in Prince Albert Provincial Court on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m."


http://www.saskatoonhomepage.ca/charges-laid-in-attack-on-homeless-woman/itemid_21
bbm.

"A 29 year old Prince Albert man is in court Wednesday in P.A. charged with Attempted Murder and Aggravated Sexual Assault in connection to the woman who was beaten and burned June 1st."

 

[OkieGranny]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...in-march-in-support-of-marlene-bird-1.2701440

Saskatoon's police chief and the chief of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation led a march in support of Marlene Bird this morning.

Bird is the homeless woman who was brutally attacked last month in Prince Albert. She is remains in an Edmonton hospital, recovering from her extensive injuries...

Part of the aim of today's walk is to spur more donations for Bird's care after she is released from hospital, said Eldon Henderson, one of the event's organizers. "She's going to need a home... and wheelchair accessibility," Henderson explained.

 

[dotr]

http://globalnews.ca/news/1441898/an-honour-walk-for-assault-victim-marlene-bird/
bbm.


“I always feel really disturbed in my gut when I hear about situations like this, that we live in a community where aboriginal women are so dehumanized and almost deemed dispensable and that amount of violence is very, very disturbing me as an aboriginal woman,” said Monica Goulet, aboriginal relations consultant for Saskatoon police.

“I wish that it would stop,” said Goulet.

“You don’t usually see that kind of violence perpetrated against a person so I think it’s important as a police service that we speak out, we show our support and do everything we can to help the cause,” said Weighill.

In late June, 29-year-old Leslie Ivan Black was charged with attempted murder and aggravated sexual assault in connection to the attack. His next court appearance has been scheduled for July 16."

“The family is really relieved in terms of the suspect being apprehended and being charged and brought through the court process,” said Henderson.

 

[Woodland]

I'm surprised not to have seen a picture of Leslie Ivan Black yet.

 

[dotr]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...-left-woman-clinging-to-life/article19400603/

"Ms. Bird, 47, who was born in the small community of Molanosa in northern Saskatchewan and started living on the streets in her early 20s after years at residential schools, had both legs amputated after the attack. She was sent to the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton for treatment because her injuries were so severe.

Lorna Thiessen, Ms. Bird’s aunt, said Ms. Bird is recovering well, under the circumstances. Doctors have reattached her face and the stitches are barely visible. But she has phantom feelings where her legs used to be, her aunt said. “She sees her legs are not there, but then she will say an hour later, ‘Oh, I need to buy some shoes when I get out of here.’”

Ms. Bird has “been speaking now for a couple of weeks, she’s been telling her story to family that go in,” Ms. Thiessen said. “She’s been talking about ‘here’s what I saw, here’s what happened to me,’ that kind of thing.”

 

[dotr]

I'm surprised not to have seen a picture of Leslie Ivan Black yet.

You might, if you scroll down a quarter, and look way to the left, wearing glasses, posting on dating site..

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Lesl...fdoATByYLICw&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=635

 

[Woodland]

I was afraid of that. This is not the fault of colonialism as is claimed by some.

 

[nao]

http://globalnews.ca/news/1441898/an-honour-walk-for-assault-victim-marlene-bird/
bbm.


“I always feel really disturbed in my gut when I hear about situations like this, that we live in a community where aboriginal women are so dehumanized and almost deemed dispensable we live in a community where aboriginal women are so dehumanized and almost deemed dispensable and that amount of violence is very, very disturbing me as an aboriginal woman,” said Monica Goulet, aboriginal relations consultant for Saskatoon police.

“I wish that it would stop,” said Goulet.

“You don’t usually see that kind of violence perpetrated against a person so I think it’s important as a police service that we speak out, we show our support and do everything we can to help the cause,” said Weighill.

In late June, 29-year-old Leslie Ivan Black was charged with attempted murder and aggravated sexual assault in connection to the attack. His next court appearance has been scheduled for July 16."

“The family is really relieved in terms of the suspect being apprehended and being charged and brought through the court process,” said Henderson.

wonder which band he hails from ( aboriginal women are so dehumanized and almost deemed dispensable and that amount of violence is very, very disturbing) YEA but it's our home boys which are often part of this violence, and the children raised in this enviroment have to adapt, accept and see and live with this violence----and on and on it goes jmo ---i am northern prairie status first nation- i burned bridges and got as far away as i could, most everyone i know is dead or in jail for violent crime--worst part half the time they don't even remember doing the deed, PTSD generational and out of control.

 

[Woodland]

Not sure why the children on reserves have to adapt and accept this violence. Off the reserves the violence is considered a crime.

 

[dotr]

Hopefully change is coming because...

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/...iginal_population_young_and_growing_fast.html

"OTTAWA—Canada’s aboriginal population is young and growing fast.

New statistics from the 2011 National Household Survey reveal that 1.4 million people reported an aboriginal identity in 2011, up 20 per cent from 2006, compared to a 5.2 per cent increase in the non-aboriginal population.

Aboriginals now comprise 4.3 per cent of the country’s population, up from 2.8 per cent in 1996.

“They are a very, very diverse population. But one thing that is common is they are very young, younger than the Canadian population,” said André Cyr, chief for analysis of aboriginal programs for Statistics Canada.

About 60 per cent of the aboriginal population is First Nations, followed by Métis at 32.3 per cent and Inuit at 4.2 per cent".

 

[Woodland]

Hopefully shelters and education that violence inflicted on another person is a crime in this country will go with the rising demographics. The acceptance of violence seems to be the other part of the problem, imo.

 

[nao]

Not sure why the children on reserves have to adapt and accept this violence. Off the reserves the violence is considered a crime.

because the band is family, violence happens off reserve there is no nationality that does not have violence, but on the reserve it is concentrated, it is like living on another planet

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ased-out-by-rock-throwing-mob/article4084791/
http://warriorpublications.wordpres...e-raid-i-thought-they-were-going-to-shoot-me/
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/bloodshed-besets-bloodvein-245325011.html
http://www.***********/r/canada/comments/kxnwk/mob_attacks_mounties_in_saskatchewan/

australia and new zealand have same problem, its complicated, --but its the children who pay, even before they have a future, jmo

 

[Woodland]

I understand (only recently) that acceptance exists on reserves that aboriginal men are beating/killing/abusing the women and children. I'm hoping against all hope that the women will band together and refuse to accept this any longer - for the sake of the children's future. Other cultures have tackled the same problem with shelters and education - I would like to see aboriginals do the same.

Jmo.

 

[Ausgirl]

I am so, so glad there's been an arrest -- peace of mind for lots of people.

And I agree wholeheartedly about how fantastic it is that the community and police have offered Marlene so much support, and her case some decent media attention. Economics, race, sexual preference, mental health status, addiction, career choice -- none of these things should play into how well a violent crime is investigated. Nor should the media ignore whole demographic groups of people like they do.

A violent assault is a crime against *all of us*. The people supporting Marlene are awesome for helping get that message across.

 

[Montjoy]

I don't really think this is an aboriginal problem, per se. In my experience (and my view) the biggest problem is the isolation and insularity of many reservations, and for that matter, Inuit communities. There is no sanctuary for vulnerable women in many of these places; no place to get away and start anew. No way for someone to preserve their healthy relationships and excise the dangerous ones. Now, why I say this isn't an aboriginal problem is that these dynamics often exist in isolated communities everywhere. Moreover, in isolated communities, people start to accept these dynamics as a way of life. I would agree that these problems are common in aboriginal communities, but that is because the communities are typically located in isolated places; and when they are not, they folks are usually subjected to various social ills that racism sustains.

 

[Ausgirl]

I think Australia has proved that violence, poverty, chronic alcoholism, child abuse and neglect in indigenous communities are not problems that are ever going to be solved by endlessly throwing money at them and then backing off on requiring those communities to abide by the same laws everyone else has to live by. Political correctness over here is *causing harm* --- just look at this case:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...Foster-Mother-Denies-Care-Child-Dies-Horribly

Yes, it's all terribly tricky and such - but in the meantime, people are suffering horrific abuses. NO-ONE should get a pass for beating a woman or a child. No-one on this earth has a good excuse for rape. People receiving enough money to feed and clothe their kids NEED to be held responsible when the money goes to addictions and the kids starve and live in filth and sickness. Politics be damned.

I think ALL people should be held responsible for their choices when it comes to violence, abuse and neglect --- no matter where they're from, no matter how much money they have or do not have.

 

[Woodland]

I don't really think this is an aboriginal problem, per se. In my experience (and my view) the biggest problem is the isolation and insularity of many reservations, and for that matter, Inuit communities. There is no sanctuary for vulnerable women in many of these places; no place to get away and start anew. No way for someone to preserve their healthy relationships and excise the dangerous ones. Now, why I say this isn't an aboriginal problem is that these dynamics often exist in isolated communities everywhere. Moreover, in isolated communities, people start to accept these dynamics as a way of life. I would agree that these problems are common in aboriginal communities, but that is because the communities are typically located in isolated places; and when they are not, they folks are usually subjected to various social ills that racism sustains.

I wonder what would happen if 1200 or so aboriginal men went missing or were found murdered over the next decade, a number equal to the current list of missing and murdered aboriginal women.

 

[dotr]

Here he is ...

http://panow.com/node/459793

"By Chelsea Laskowski
paNOW Staff

Five days after his arrest, the accused in an assault, so vicious it’s made headlines across the country faced his charges in court.

Leslie Black, 29, showed little emotion in the prisoner’s box and only looked forward as Judge F.M. Daunt in Prince Albert Provincial Court read a list of five different charges to a full courtroom.

<modsnip>

He was so quiet that a guard in the prisoner&#8217;s box had to relay that message to the court."

 

[dotr]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...rd-seeks-help-for-alcohol-addiction-1.2791975

"Marlene Bird, the Prince Albert, Sask., woman who was horribly injured in an attack that led to the amputation of her legs, says her current state is making it difficult to get help for alcohol addiction"