Chantel John, Hoskins's first cousin, would have been 29 Wednesday, and the dress is Hoskins's way of marking that. First birthday without her"Normally I would be spending the whole week with her celebrating her birthday," Hoskins said. Hoskins hopes when people see the dress, they think of how to stop domestic violence. A laminated strip of paper explaining that is pinned to John's dress, as well as her picture and a page about who she was. "I just didn't really know how to deal with it so I just decided to hang the dress," Hoskins said.

Source: CBC News March 27, 2019 18:22 UTC