The sister of a 52-year-old man found dead in a tent in Kentville, N.S., on Wednesday is speaking out on her loss.
Michelle Hiltz says her only brother, Bobby Hiltz, had a heart of gold.
“He loved everybody, he loved his family, he loved people, he loved his friends,” says Hiltz.
Hiltz says her brother struggled with mental illness, addiction, and had several health issues. He had being living in a tent in three different places since May.
“He lost his home a year-and-a-half ago due to his landlord (who) wanted to do a rent increase,” she says. “If Bobby didn’t have a rental increase, he wouldn’t have been homeless. You get on the path of destruction when you have a mental illness and a drug addiction and you lose your home.
“I have my daughter and three grandkids homeless living with me right now because of rent increase, so …