Tamara Frances Lucier was waiting for treatment at a psychiatric facility before facing charges, but in the meantime was held in custody in the South West Detention Centre in Windsor, Ont. The psychiatric assessment suggested that Tamara be assessed at the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care in St. Thomas, Ont. Since the plea bargaining was still underway when the psychiatric assessment was completed, Tamara was never convicted on any of the charges, Esco said. The family say they're also struggling to finance a proper goodbye for Tamara, so they've set up a crowdfunding page. In the meantime, the family and Esco are considering a lawsuit against the detention centre.

Source: CBC News January 11, 2022 22:07 UTC