The mother of a Cree teenager who died in a B.C. group home last year has filed a human rights complaint alleging discrimination by multiple public agencies and the police. Samantha Chalifoux's complaint includes concerns about how she was treated after her son, 17-year-old Traevon Chalifoux-Desjarlais, was found dead in an Abbotsford home on Sept. 14. Chalifoux's lawyer, Sarah Rauch, told CBC News that the complaint aims to highlight systemic issues surrounding the deaths of Indigenous children in care. Chalifoux told CBC last fall that there were red flags while her son was in the group home.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2021 02:03 UTC