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| Women/Children Murdered in 2006 ( CANADA ) |
| 28-Sep-2006 |
| Homa Arjomand |
| Where partner charged or committed suicide. Rosalinda Concepcion, 32. Welland. Mother of three. Rosalinda was found strangled to death in her home after she failed to pick up her children from school. Police and child welfare authorities arrived at the home and discovered her and her common-law partner in the house. Leonard James Kelly was taken to hospital with a “medical condition” and later charged with first-degree murder. (January 2006) Rose Boroja, 54. Markham. Mother of three. Rose was found in her home strangled to death, with “obvious signs of trauma” to her body after a relative placed an emergency call to police. Her husband, Pero Boroja later surrendered to police and was charged with second-degree murder. (January 2006) Shao-Sang Liang, 38, her daughter Vivian Yuen-Yee Chau, 3 and her son, Ian Chau, 5 months. Toronto. Shao-Sang and her two children were stabbed to death in their basement apartment while neighbours listened to their screams. Neighbours had often heard banging and screaming in the home but had never intervened, but expressed disbelief and surprise that the murders had occurred. They alternately described the family as “anti-social”, “not normal”, and “nice people, like a happy family”. Media reports emphasized the trauma suffered by police when they entered the scene and the difficulty of police dealing with the deaths of children. Huc Minh Chau, common-law partner of the woman, was arrested at the scene and charged with three counts of first-degree murder. (February 2006) Wendy LaFleche, 41, her daughter Victoria, 7 and her son, Jesse, 3. Aurora. Wendy and her children were beaten to death in their beds. Her estranged husband, John LaFleche, was caught in a police chase near Barrie as he fled and later charged with three counts of first-degree murder. (March 2006) Fallon Mason, 23. Brantford. Mother of two. Fallon was found dead of injuries from “an edged weapon” in the townhouse that she shared with her two pre-school children, who were present at the time. Later police engaged in a lengthy standoff with a man who finally emerged from another home with injuries and blood-soaked clothing. He was said to have had a previous relationship with Fallon and had been charged in February with breaking into her home and harassing her. He was released on bail in that incident. The children were placed in foster care. Greg Christopher Martins was arrested and taken to hospital. He was later charged with first-degree murder. (March 2006) Yvonne Marsh, 37. Wasaga Beach. Yvonne was found dead in her home after a man turned himself in to police in Toronto, saying he had killed someone. Reports said she had died as a result of an “axe attack”. Yvonne had rejected a man who was insisting that they have a relationship after she had separated from her husband. Adam Newman was charged with first-degree murder. (March 2006) Jared Andrew Osidacz, 8. Brantford. Jared was stabbed to death by his father at the home of the father’s girlfriend and her 8-year-old daughter. His girlfriend and her daughter were also stabbed, but survived and were taken to hospital. Approximately an hour later, police shot Andrew Osidacz to death at another resident where he was holding his ex-wife (Jared’s mother) at knifepoint. Osidacz had been convicted in 2003 of assault on his ex-wife. He was ordered to do 75 hours of community service and to give $300 to Nova Vita Women’s Shelter, as well as to participate in programs. Justice Lawrence Thibideau did not think the crime warranted incarceration. Osidacz was ordered to have no contact with his wife, but an exception was made for contact with Jared through a family court access order. (March 2006) Francine Mailly, 37, and her three children, Jessica, 12, Brandon, 9 and Kevin, 6. Ottawa. Francine and her three children were shot to death before the house was blown up and engulfed in flames. Francine was estranged from her husband, Francois, who was found dead on the lawn of the house with a .22 calibre gun beside him. A note outlining his plan to kill the family was found in his van and Francine’s family reported that he had often said that if he couldn’t have her, nobody would. Francois Mailly had a history of contact with police as a result of domestic violence and other issues and was under a restraining order to have no contact with Francine at the time of the murders. Because Francine was in contact with him, police apparently said they could do nothing about his harassment and threats. Francois Mailly was in anger management counselling and the Children’s Aid Society also had a file on the family. His family and co-workers were surprised by the murders and described him as a hardworking family man who loved his children. Her family talked about Francine’s ongoing fear of him and the lack of police support for her. (April 2006) Melody Burtis, 40 and her son, Harley Baxter-Burtis, 8. Sault Ste. Marie. Melody and Harley were abducted from their home and driven to a remote location where they were slashed to death, then taken to a cemetery where they were dumped. By coincidence, police officers were at the cemetery and saw a man near the bodies. Albert Francis Ouimet was arrested and has been charged with two counts of kidnapping and first-degree murder. Police have said that the couple were “known to each other” but have not clarified their relationship further. (April 2006) Dale Cheryl Mapstone, 29. Toronto. Mother of two. Dale was stabbed to death in front of her 10-year-old son Treyvon, who tried to save his mother’s life by jumping on the assailant’s back, before running to a neighbour for help. Her boyfriend, Vaughn Maxwell Wilson, was charged with second-degree murder. (April 2006) Meherun “Mita” Nessa, 35. Toronto. Mother of three. In a scenario eerily similar to the death of Dale Mapstone, Meherun was stabbed to death in her apartment in front of her 13-year-old daughter Jayba. Jayba was assaulted in the incident and tried to stop the bleeding, but her mother’s injuries were too severe. Her husband, Shabbir Mahmud, was charged with second-degree murder and assault. He had been arrested the year before but not charged. The Children’s Aid Society was called in. According to a friend, Meherun had said that her husband threatened to kill her if she ever called police. (April 2006) Natalie Novak, 20. Toronto. Natalie was stabbed to death in a house where she was living as a student while she attended Ryerson University. Multiple calls were made to 911 and other students tried to intervene by forcing the door to her room, but it was too late to save her. Her ex-boyfriend, Arssei Hindessa was charged with second-degree murder. Police reported that he had also been convicted of assaulting Natalie the September before and was on probation with conditions to stay away from her. (May 2006) Seema Badhan, 19. Toronto. Seema was thrown off the 10th floor balcony of the building where she had lived with her estranged husband. Neighbours reported hearings screaming and arguing but ignored it. Then one neighbour reported hearing a “huge, huge scream” and saw Seema lifeless on the ground below. Neighbours also described the man as “peace-loving” and the couple as “so in love”. Zohaib Shaukat was charged at the scene with first-degree murder. (May 2006) Ashley Daubs, 15 and Stephanie Daubs, 12. Ashley and Stephanie were killed when, according to police, their father intentional swerved into a head-on collision with a dump truck, killing all three of them. Police first thought the collision was an accident but later changed their assessment in the light of additional evidence. John Daubs had been charged with uttering threats against his estranged wife, Debbie, the mother of the girls, and had been ordered to stay away from her. (May 2006) Deborah Devine, 33. London. Deborah was found dead following a fire in her home. Her partner, Loranzo Kimpe, has been charged with second-degree murder and arson endangering life. (June 2006) Cindy MacDonald, 29. London. Cindy was found with a knife through her chest in the backyard of her home. Her boyfriend, Melvin Flores, was charged with second-degree murder. Flores was out on bail with a no-contact bail condition ordered in April after he was released on a charge of uttering a death threat against Cindy. (June 2006) Kamlesh Dhingra, 58. Richmond Hill. Kamlesh was found by her adult son stabbed to death in her home. Her husband was also found unconscious in the home and was taken to hospital with injuries. Kamlesh had just moved into the house two or three weeks prior to her murder. Police would not call the incident a murder-suicide attempt. The estranged husband, Ved Dhingra, has been charged with first-degree murder. (June 2006) Gwendolyn Pilgrim, 35. Toronto. Gwendolyn was found strangled to death in her basement apartment after her boyfriend, Donovan Morrison, turned himself in to police. He was charged with second-degree murder. Morrison had been charged in March with possession of a dangerous weapon and released on bail with conditions to stay away from Gwendolyn, but he had moved in with her again after he was charged. (June 2006) Kathy Rajher, 66. Hamilton. Kathy was stabbed to death by her husband, Vinko Rajher, who then hanged himself. Kathy had repeatedly told her friend that her husband was going to kill her, but her friend would say that he wasn’t capable of that. Kathy had recently said that she wanted a divorce and the couple’s house had been put on the market several weeks before the murder-suicide. Police had visited the home on a number of occasions and Kathy had also taken refuge in a women’s shelter. (June 2006) Malena Morales, 31. Brampton. Mother of two. Malena was found murdered in her home. No cause of death was reported except to say there were “signs of trauma” to her body. A Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for her husband, Henry Morales. Police believe he has fled to Mexico. (July 2006) Audrey Gates, 85. Burlington. Audrey was strangled to death in her home. Her 85-year-old husband was found bleeding in another room from a self-inflicted knife wound and is currently in hospital. The couple had been married for 55 years. Ronald Gates has been charged with first-degree murder. (August 2006) September 20, 2006) Spokesperson |