Mother of Winnipeg homicide victim calls for change to justice system [Video]

The mother of a man who was killed during a robbery at a Winnipeg beer vendor is speaking out, saying she has lost faith in the justice system.

On Wednesday, Maria Barrion said she no longer feels safe in Winnipeg, adding that she thinks changes need to be made to the justice system.

“I want the people to know that we have to do something, because it’s our community’s safety,” she said in an interview on Wednesday.

“We’re not safe anymore in our environment, in the community.”

Maria’s words come two years after her son John Barrion was shot and killed at a Notre Dame beer vendor on Feb. 15, 2022.

Three men were charged in connection to John’s death. One man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to seven years minus nearly two years for time served, one is awaiting trial, and another had his manslaughter charge stayed.

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