But five days later, a one-line note confirmed for her that there was no escaping her last name. Reid McCoombs to the daughter of Glen Assoun, a man wrongfully convicted of murdering a Halifax woman in 1995, rescinded her job offer. “I was stunned when I heard about it, and heartbroken for both Amanda and her father. He said the issue of the surety for her father was not relevant to whether she should be hired as a police officer. “I would like to see the Halifax police say the rescinded offer shouldn’t have happened,” she said.

Source: thestar November 21, 2019 15:33 UTC