EDMONTON – A judge’s report on an Alberta woman killed by her boyfriend despite calling for help says domestic violence training for police and 911 operators needs to be constantly updated.
Provincial court Judge James Wheatley made seven recommendations after a fatality inquiry into the death of Brenda Moreside almost a decade ago.
Wheatley says many of the changes have already been made.
Moreside, who was 44, made an emergency call in February 2005 and asked that police remove her boyfriend, Stanley Willier, from her home in High Prairie in northern Alberta.
Court heard the operator was argumentative with Moreside and didn’t pass important information on to RCMP, who didn’t go to the house.
Twelve days later, officers acted on a tip and found Moreside lying dead in her pyjamas near the door of her home.
Willier pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison.
Source:: Metro News