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Parents, siblings, friends: Remembering the lives lost in the Toronto van attack

Parents, siblings, friends: Remembering the lives lost in the Toronto van attack

CBC
Monday, June 20, 2022 10:18:07 PM UTC

The case against a 28-year-old man responsible for Toronto's deadly van attack wrapped up last week when he was sentenced to life in prison.

He killed 10 people in April of 2018 and another died from her injuries more than three years later.

Here's a look at the lives that were lost, based on interviews with family and friends and victim impact statements filed in court.

Betty Forsyth was a walking library, family historian and a good friend to birds and squirrels.

She was born on July 30, 1923 in Peacehaven, East Sussex in the United Kingdom. She left for Canada in 1968, with nine poodles in tow, and remained a loyal servant to the Queen.

Tragedy befell the family early on. Her father, Charles Speedie Forsyth, was a member of the British army and vanished at sea in 1928, near Gibraltar.

But Betty, her quick wit and macabre humour at hand, used her missing father as material for family gatherings.

"Was he our real father?" she'd say loudly. "Did mom drive him crazy? Did he jump ship?"

She loved the casino, Coronation Street and a good cup of tea. She hated politics, but loved ripping politicians.

After she died, her family and friends brought her back to England.

She is buried next to her mother and brother.

Ji Hun Kim was a 22-year-old student from Korea studying at Seneca College. She was out on the sidewalk of Yonge Street that day she was hit.

She was known to her classmates and professors as June. She was often seen with a smile on her face and as "a force of positivity and happiness."

Sohe Chung and her dog, Coco, became roommates with Ra So in 2015. The two young women met on the first day of school at the University of Toronto and instantly became best friends. So said Chung was her platonic soulmate. Chung was funny, mature and a "human dictionary."

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