Premiers cite slain B.C. woman in letter calling for review of federal bail reform

Canada’s premiers person written a missive to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau questioning nan effectiveness of nan national government’s caller bail reform.

The missive cites nan lawsuit of Tori Dunn, who was killed successful what constabulary judge was a random onslaught successful her Surrey, B.C., location successful June.

Adam Mann, nan man accused successful her death, had been charged successful a erstwhile stabbing conscionable a week anterior to nan killing.

In nan missive inked astatine nan caller Council of nan Federation meeting, nan premiers say, “provincial prosecutors had urged that he not beryllium released into nan community.”

“Clearly, successful this case, Bill C-48 grounded to support a convulsive offender from posing a superior consequence to nationalist safety.”

Bill C-48 is nan national government’s 2023 changes to nan bail strategy which require convulsive offenders to beryllium why they should beryllium granted bail.

“In nan lawsuit of nan Dunn family, these changes didn’t work. The extremity of nan petition to nan national authorities is that they return a systematic look crossed nan country,” B.C. Premier David Eby said connected Monday.

“This is precisely what we were fighting to prevent. This is precisely why we went to Ottawa pinch nan premiers to request nan changes that were made.”

Dunn’s begetter Aron Dunn said he was happy to spot a nickname that much changes are needed to nan judicial system, but that he felt for illustration nan premiers’ connection was excessively “soft.”

“I want them to cognize it mightiness beryllium different if it happened to 1 of their family members aliases daughters. I don’t cognize what they are reasoning erstwhile they make these laws,” he said.

“This is simply a superior offender successful and retired of prison, making love backmost … 22 years aliases whatever, and unit against women. They had him successful jailhouse and decided to fto him go.”

The family has launched a petition calling for a broad reappraisal of nan ineligible strategy related to her accused killer’s release.

Mann, 40, is charged pinch second-degree execution successful Dunn’s death. He has a lengthy criminal history pinch dozens of erstwhile convictions including for convulsive offences successful Ontario, New Brunswick and British Columbia.

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Mann was charged pinch 2 counts of robbery successful Vancouver successful precocious April and released connected bail. He was besides charged pinch aggravated battle for allegedly stabbing a female adjacent a Surrey SkyTrain position connected May 26.

On June 5, he was sentenced to 10 days successful jailhouse for a breach of conditions, but released again days earlier Dunn’s death.

Criminal lawyer Ravi Hira, KC, who is not progressive pinch nan case, said nan rule itself whitethorn not beryllium nan issue.

“It is only arsenic bully arsenic nan facts put earlier nan judge and nan judgement made aliases taken by nan judge,” Hira said.

“The Crown has nan correct to entreaty and could person kept him successful custody while nan entreaty was being conducted, respectfully it isn’t a nonaccomplishment of nan law.”

Aron Dunn said he plans to support fighting for justness for his girl and for different families.

“I cognize she’s not nan only one. This keeps happening complete and complete to galore families,” he said.

“It’s not a work I wanted aliases asked for, I surely wish it wasn’t mine. But I consciousness for illustration I person a civilized obligation, a civilized work to support speaking retired astir it and support making noises astir it truthful nary different family has to spell done what my family is going through.”