Canada PM Trudeau meets family of Indigenous man who was killed by white farmer
Ottawa, Feb 14 (IBNS): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met the family of the Indigenous man who was killed by a white farmer way back in 2016, media reports said.
Indigenous man Colten Boushie, who hailed from the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, was on white man Gerald Stanley's farm house on August 9, 2016.
Boushie was accompanied by some of his friends.
It was in the far house, Boushie was shot three times. After the third bullet hit Boushie on his head, he succumbed.
Stanley, 56, was acquitted of the second-degree murder.
After meeting Trudeau, Boushie's cousin Jade Tootoosis said: "Everyone we've talked to has been very engaged, respectful and took the time to hear our pain, hear our strength and hear us speak from the heart, including Prime Minister Trudeau, and for that we're very appreciative."
She said the Canadian officials have agreed to restructure the judicial system.
"And that's exactly what we came here for," she added.
Tootoosis was quoted by BBC.
The acquittal by all-white jury had sparked widespread controversy across the country.
The family had filed a review of the police investigation of Boushie's death.
Stanley's lawyers said Boushie along with his friends were trying to steal a vehicle and it is then an accidental encounter had occurred.
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