Community calls for justice for young mother killed in Norway House Cree Nation
CBC
Family, friends and community members are calling for justice for Jenna Paupanekis, a beloved young Cree mother killed in the northern Manitoba community of Norway House Cree Nation.
The hashtag #JusticeForJenna is circulating on social media, as friends and loved ones share her photo and their grief over her death online. The 25-year-old, whose full name was Juness Jenna Florence Paupenakis, came from a big family and was deeply loved.
"They're devastated. They're beyond belief of what has happened," Clarence Paupanekis, Jenna's uncle and the family's spokesperson.
"It's a hard thing to go through for my family. But we're trying to be strong and be there for my mom and my sister, the kids — Jenna's children."
He said his niece leaves behind an eight-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son.
"Obviously we want justice to be served on the perpetrator. We want him to do … [a] life sentence. Not have the ability to apply for parole for 25 years," said Paupanekis.
Police were called to Norway House Cree Nation — about 500 kilometres north of Winnipeg — just after 12:30 a.m. on Sunday with a report of an assault, RCMP said in a news release on Wednesday.
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