Edmonton prosecutor posthumously protects jailed victim's identity against family's wishes
 

CBC News revealed a 28-year-old Indigenous homeless woman was incarcerated while she testified as a sex assault victim at her attacker's preliminary hearing. She died seven months after testifying. When Lance Blanchard's trial began, the Crown requested a publication ban on the victim's name and refused to lift it.


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