Published • loading... • Updated
Family Calls for Probe of Decision to Grant Parole to Man Convicted in Woman’s Death
Barbara Kentner’s family says the Parole Board of Canada should explain why her attacker was released without meeting them first.
- On Monday, August 31, 2026, the family of the late Barbara Kentner demanded that the Parole Board of Canada explain why it granted full parole to Brayden Bushby without first consulting them.
- In 2017, Bushby threw a trailer hitch from a moving vehicle at Kentner in Thunder Bay, Ont., striking the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation member in the abdomen. She died six months later.
- Bushby, now 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault but was convicted of manslaughter in 2021, receiving an eight-year prison sentence for what the presiding judge described as a callous, misogynist attack.
- Marching in Ottawa on Monday, Connie Kentner, sister of the victim, protested the decision and called for systemic changes to ensure those who attack Indigenous women are punished to the full extent of the law.
- The family's push for transparency and systemic reform aims to prevent similar outcomes, ensuring the justice system accounts for the perspectives of families affected by violence against Indigenous women.
Insights by Ground AI
22 Articles
22 Articles
The Toronto Star+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
Family calls for probe of decision to grant parole to man convicted in woman’s death
OTTAWA - Family members of the late Barbara Kentner are demanding that the Parole Board of Canada explain why it granted her attacker full parole without first meeting with them.
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full Article
Winnipeg Free Press+16 Reposted by 16 other sources
Family calls for probe of decision to grant parole to man convicted in woman's death
OTTAWA - Family members of the late Barbara Kentner are demanding that the Parole Board of Canada explain why it granted her attacker full parole without first meeting with them.
·Winnipeg, Canada
Read Full ArticleCoverage Details
Total News Sources22
Leaning Left14Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
