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THUNDER BAY — Exactly four years later from when the body of 17-year-old Braiden Jacob was found in Chapples Park, members of his family expressed the pain his loss has had and the ongoing tragedy that has resulted from it.
The verdict was handed down by Warkentin on Aug. 22, following a seven-day trial that opened on April 4. Video surveillance footage from the Limbrick area shows them together at approximately 1:40 a.m. before they were seen leaving together. Several hours later, Yellowhead was recorded returning to a residence in the area alone.
McCartney shared with the court details of Yellowhead’s background, which included family trauma and loss as well as substance abuse. “We cannot let this cost us two lives of Indigenous people by having Mr. Yellowhead go down a dark path that would start with a long sentence,” he said. “No sentence is going to bring Braiden Jacob back. But the right sentence will ameliorate a second Indigenous person’s life being ruined.”
He added that Jacob’s death had a tremendous impact on his family and while formal victim impact statements were not provided, two members of Jacob’s family were permitted to speak before the court. “When I think of him, the pain never gets easier,” she said. “At night I can’t sleep. When I do a lot of times I have nightmares. Even when I wake up I still feel trapped in my nightmare. But I try to find it my heart, and in my mind, and in my body to find peace.”
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