Manitoba family deaths: Mother of teen victim suing child welfare agency [Video]

WINNIPEG –

The mother of a 17-year-old victim in a mass slaying in Manitoba is suing a child welfare agency for allegedly failing to protect the girl.

Juliette Hastings claims in the lawsuit that Winnipeg Child and Family Services, the General Child and Family Services Authority and the director of Child and Family Services were “reckless, careless and negligent in their statutory duty” to her daughter, Myah-Lee Gratton.

The lawsuit was filed Monday in Court of King’s Bench. A statement of defence has not yet been filed and the allegations have not been tested in court.

The statement of claim alleges that the home the teen was staying in was not properly vetted and investigated after Myah-Lee expressed concerns for her safety.

Myah-Lee was staying at the home in Carman, Man. On Feb. 11, police found the teen and four others, dead at the house and in the surrounding area.

Ryan Manoakeesick …