Photo (left to right): Anastasia Kuzyk, Nathalie Warmerdam and Carol Culleton
An OPP official has told the inquest into the killings of three women in Renfrew County that the return of the long-gun registry would make a big difference in protecting victims of intimate partner violence.
The inquest heard from the Ontario Provincial Police on Thursday (June 16th) about the response to the murders in September of 2015.
The inquest in Pembroke is examining the murders of Carol Culleton, Anastasia Kuzyk and Nathalie Warmerdam by their former partner Basil Borutski, a man with a known history of violence against women.A chief firearms officer with provincial police testified that Borutski was prohibited from possessing any firearms, but police were not able to determine how he got the shotgun he used in the rampage.Matt Storey said that if the long gun registry had not been abolished in 2011, police might have been able to trace the gun.
The inquest is exploring the circumstances of the women’s deaths and considering ways to better protect victims of intimate partner violence, particularly in rural communities.
(The Canadian Press)
