The lawyer representing the mother and grandmother of the girl from Granby, who died tragically in April 2019, confirmed that they will file a lawsuit against the Direction de la protection de la jeunesse (DPJ), some of the stakeholders who are seriously around . the woman and who will be “responsible” in this case and the Val-des-Cerfs School Service Center.
The value of the lawsuit has not yet been disclosed, but Me Valérie Assouline confirmed that it would be exemplary, because it should not be repeatedhe says. Ang DYP had a duty to protect the girl, and she did not. As for the Val-des-Cerfs School Services Center, he knew very well what was going on. The center itself made some reports and finally decided to leave home school with everything it knew. This is a serious mistake.
The school is the last safety nethe explained.
The lawyer said he was finalizing the lawsuit on behalf of the mother and grandmother, but no date has yet been set for filing.
A duty of accountability
Valérie Assouline confirmed that the two women made several reports and requested police intervention on several occasions along with the woman’s father and father -in -law, who have custody of the child. However, the Commission for Human Rights and Youth Rights (CDPDJ) decided to close the file. The seven -year -old later died in his bedroom while completely wrapped in duct tape.
Surely there are all the facts for the Commission des droits de la personne et de la jeunesse to remain in this filehis hammer. Despite the system, there are individualshe added, arguing that the people showed a extreme negligence.
He argues that the lawsuit is first and foremost about doing things within the system so that children are better protected and held accountable.
It is always the fault of others DYP. No one is responsible for DYPhe moaned.
” Everything we do is for things to really change and for people to take responsibility. We cannot have a system where there is immunity and where no one is responsible. “
There is still no change, according to the lawyer
The lawyer also regrets that three years later, nothing seems to have changed within the system. It recalls the drama of Wendake or the criminal outbreak that left a father and his two children.
What I feel is the DYP acting when it involves several children, where [la problématique] is systematic rather than individual. He claims that DYP withdrew four of his files, as well as eight files of his colleagues.
We no longer know who to take when we have a file where there are red files and we don’t hear alertshe moaned.
In December 2021, the woman’s stepmother was convicted guilty of forced confinement and of the unintentional murder of a seven -year -old child. Sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 13 years, he appealed his case.
As for the father, he pleaded guilty to forcible confinement and received four years in prison.
More details to come
Source: Radio-Canada
