anitoba reviewing claim by murdered woman's family

Manitoba Justice is taking a second look at a Victim Services decision to deny the grieving family of a murdered indigenous woman compensation for her funeral after a CBC I Team investigation into the matter.

Angela Poorman was fatally stabbed in Winnipeg in December 14, 2014. At the time the 29-year-old had 10 minor criminal convictions on her record.

In a letter to Poorman's family, Victim Services told the family because of those offenses it rejected their application for funding to cover her $4,500 funeral bill.

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