The deaths of six Edmonton children were ruled homicides in 2023, the highest annual number of child homicides the city has seen in at least a decade.Family and friends console each other at a vigil for Carolann Robillard and her 11-year-old child Jayden Miller, who were fatally stabbed outside an Edmonton school on May 5, 2023.
On March 7, a five-month-old baby girl was hospitalized with blunt-force trauma injuries, and died the next day. Her mother was charged with second-degree murder. A publication ban protects the identities of mother and child. The majority of homicide victims in Edmonton are adults. Few are children, according to data provided by the Edmonton Police Service .
"When they die at the hands of those who they rely on for safety and protection, it is especially heartbreaking."Family of 8-year-old Edmonton girl who died by homicide hoping for justice Stuffed animals, flowers and other memorial items were left near a gas station at 50th Street and Ellerslie Road on Nov. 9 after Gavin Uppal, 11, and his father were shot and killed.
As the initial shock wears off and time passes, many families who have lost a child or other loved one to homicide end up feeling isolated and alone, said Jane Orydzuk, president and founder of the Victims of Homicide Support Society. As the one-year anniversary of Jayden and Carolann's deaths approaches, Amanda Robillard said it seems like the grief will never go away.
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