Posted: Jun 01, 2021 7:00 AM NT | Last Updated: June 1
Becky Michelin, who lives in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, in Labrador, lost both her parents in a murder-suicide in 1993. Now she s outspoken about finding solutions to domestic violence.(Submitted by Becky Michelin)
Becky Michelin was just shy of four years old when both her parents were killed in a 1993 murder-suicide in Rigolet, a small community in coastal Labrador.
She and her three siblings were left behind, and through it all, she has stayed strong, although she says it has not been an easy road. It kind of had a snowball effect. And you can certainly see how it goes intergenerationally through families, she said.
A Labrador woman who lost both of her parents in a murder-suicide when she was a child says more must be done to tackle the root causes of domestic violence in northern and Inuit communities. Warning: this story contains information about domestic violence that readers may find upsetting.