A lawyer representing the families of the victims of the April 2020 killings in Nova Scotia said the 18 -hour delay in finding the five bodies was a sign of “lack” policing.
A study released Thursday by the Public Inquiry Commission into the killings said the supervisor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police had no idea (RCMP), Andy O’Briento go and look elsewhere than the places where the corpses were known and where the fire started.
Public inquiry heard that 13 of the 22 victims were killed in Portapique between approximately 10 pm and 10:45 pm on the night of April 18, 2020.
The killer, Gabriel Wortmanthen leave the area via a small secondary road aboard a replica patrol car of RCMP.
The inquest heard that on Sunday morning, worman killed 9 more people while traveling more than 100 km in north and central Nova Scotia.
However, the study indicates that it is not until 4:46 pm the next day that the bodies Joy at Peter Bondas well as thoseAaron Tuck, Emily Tuck at Jolene Oliverwas found on a small road called Cobequid Shortat the southern end of Portapique.
The study also indicates that a police officer from RCMP was ordered to search dead in flower beds in front of houses.
However, the police stopped in front of the house Jump at 10:26 am Sunday morning, but he did not go.
Josh Brysona family lawyer Jump at Tuckasserted that the RCMP A systematic visit to the houses in Portapique should have been ordered in advance.
Meanwhile, he said, desperate families are worried about the fate of their loved ones.
Source: Radio-Canada
