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Police, child welfare system failed First Nations teen, says aunt of Azraya Kokopenace

Family and friends of Azraya Kokopenace say the teenager did not get the help she needed to save her life.

The 14-year-old from Grassy Narrows First Nation disappeared on April 15 after provincial police dropped her off at the hospital in Kenora, Ont.

She was last seen leaving the Lake of the Woods District Hospital at 11:20 that night, according to police. She was found dead two days later in the woods nearby.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/azraya-kokopenace-system-failed-1.3564889

 

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