A vigil to honour the Ottawa woman killed in what police are calling a devastating case of femicide is deliberate for Tuesday night.
The Hunt Membership Group Affiliation stories that the vigil organized by the neighborhood’s metropolis councillor will happen on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Paul Landry Park.
The park is identical web site the place 36-year-old Brkti Berhe was killed final week.
Lewam Kidane from Ottawa is a buddy of the household and says Berhe’s loss of life is a tragedy.
“There are truly no words to explain all of this. They (Berhe’s family) are well supported by the community. But there is a big loss. A husband lost his wife, and four beautiful children have lost their mom,” she says.
Kidane says Berhe was a loving spouse and mom who was well-liked and really concerned in her neighborhood.
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“She was kind. She was caring. She would easily light up a room when she came in and right now, there’s just a big sense of loss,” Kidane says.
On Thursday at round 11:25 a.m., police responded to stories a lady had been stabbed at a park close to Uplands and Paul Anka drives in Ottawa.
Deputy Chief Trish Ferguson informed reporters Friday that Berhe, a mom of 4, had been within the park with two of her youngsters when the assault occurred.
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“Tragically, she succumbed to her injuries that morning in front of two of her children,” Ferguson mentioned.
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“Witnesses on scene quickly came to Brkti’s aid helping to protect the children and provide detailed description of the suspect who fled by car.”
A suspect was seen fleeing in a car and was arrested on Freeway 417 exterior of Ottawa close to Exit 66. Fsha Tekhle, 36, of Montreal, has been charged with first-degree homicide.
Police allege Tekhle had a home relationship with a member of the family of the sufferer.
“This devastating event is a femicide. We take these matters very seriously and our hearts go out to the family at this time,” Ferguson mentioned, including that Tekhle was seemingly heading again to Montreal on the time he was caught.
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Femicide is a time period typically outlined because the killing of a lady or woman based mostly on their gender.
The European Institute of Gender Equality states femicide can take completely different kinds, such because the homicide of ladies due to intimate accomplice violence, the torture and misogynist slaying of ladies and the killing of ladies and ladies within the title of “honour.”
A GoFundMe has been set as much as assist the household of 36-year-old Brkti Berhe from Ottawa.
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Kidane has organized a GoFundMe to assist the household cowl funeral prices. No matter is left will go in the direction of Berhe’s husband caring for their 4 younger youngsters.
She says Berhe leaves behind a husband and kids aged eight months, three, 10 and 15.
The household, initially from Eritrea, moved to Ottawa a couple of years in the past.
Kidane says the household takes consolation in realizing they don’t seem to be alone from the outpouring of assist they’ve seen from the neighborhood.
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“It is a very overwhelming experience for the family, but they are very grateful that they have a big community behind them, from people that live in the community, from colleagues, to schools in the area, and the many people that they don’t know,” she says.
Kidane says the household is asking for privateness, to allow them to grieve their loss collectively.
To assist Berhe’s household, the Hunt Membership, an area Ottawa neighborhood group, has has additionally organized a set of donations.
The group is organizing a set of issues for Berhe’s 4 youngsters, together with diapers, snacks and components.
The group can also be amassing messages of condolences for the household, which has requested for privateness presently.
Extra data on assist is out there on the group’s Fb web page.
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