Families hope for new homes after mass stabbing in Saskatchewan turned houses into crime scenes.
Families hope for new homes after mass stabbing in Saskatchewan turned houses into crime scenesFamily members of victims of a mass stabbing that occurred on James Smith Cree Nation and the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., on Sept. 4, speak at a news conference in Saskatoon on Sept. 7. From left to right, Chuck Goodvoice, Brian Burns and Mark Arcand.
The man who wielded the knife on Sept. 4 was Myles Sanderson, who stabbed 10 people to death on James Smith Cree Nation that morning, including his own brother, Damien. He also killed one man in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., and injured several others during the merciless rampage.Houses became crime scenes on the First Nation of about 1,900 people, located 170 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon.
Indigenous Services Canada said a total of 17 homes were damaged during the rampage. Funding is also being provided to clean, restore and repair those that will not be replaced, Gutsch said.The devastating memories of the deaths of Brian Burns's wife and son are held in the walls of their house. "We are tired of hotel life. We are tired of takeout meals," he said. "We just want some home-cooked meals and a home."
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