Verdict in death of indigenous sex worker sparks rallies, calls for appeal

The acquittal of a man in the death of a native woman in Edmonton is provoking rallies and calls for an appeal in a case activists say raises questions about the way the criminal justice system treats indigenous women.

Bradley Barton, an Ontario trucker, was found not guilty of first-degree murder last week in the 2011 death of Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old sex worker who bled to death at the Yellowhead Inn in Edmonton from an 11-centimetre wound on her vaginal wall. Ms. Gladue’s preserved vagina was brought into court as evidence – the first time a portion of a body was presented at trial in Canada.

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