Daughter of woman who Edmonton police say was victim of intimate partner homicide calls for change
Global News
On Dec. 30, the body of Robson's mother was found on a riverbank in Edmonton and police began to investigate.
While each case may be different, the daughter of an Edmonton woman who police say was a victim of “‘intimate partner homicide” says she believes violence against women –and men — needs to be talked about more and that she would like to see more resources and support for those who need it.
“Reach out to your family, … anyone who can help you,” 20-year-old Abigail Robson told Global News on Tuesday.
On Dec. 30, the body of Robson’s mother was found on a riverbank in Edmonton and police began to investigate.
On Sunday, the Edmonton Police Service announced that a man had been charged in connection with the death of 43-year-old Ashley Burke, Robson’s mother.
“Burke’s death is considered an intimate partner homicide,” police said in a news release.
Robson said people have misinterpreted what the characterization of the homicide means, even though she understands why police used the term.
“It was domestic violence, … or intimate partner homicide, … (but) it wasn’t a relationship by any means,” Robson said of the fact that her mother and the man accused of killing her knew one another.
Robson said she was also saddened to hear of other recent homicides that occurred during the holiday season that police in those cities have suggested were cases of intimate partner violence: the deaths of Cora-Lee Smith and her father Bradford Downey in Nova Scotia, and the deaths of Ania Wardzala-Kaminski and her father Stanislaw Wardzala in Calgary.
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