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An elderly woman was taken to hospital after a suspicious fire early yesterday in Three Mile Plains.
Windsor District RCMP got the call to the house fire on Mountain Rd. where Brooklyn Volunteer fire fighters found the 68 year old woman inside. No word on the extent of her injuries.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the RCMP and the Fire Marshal’s Office. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Windsor District RCMP or Crimestoppers.
A victims’ services worker for the police told a council committee there are only three convictions for every one-thousand alleged sexual assaults. Angela Jeffrey Haynes also said only 33 are reported to police, 12 lead to charges and just three end with convictions.
She said barriers to reporting sexual assaults include fear of revenge, concerns that police won’t take the case seriously and what she describes as secondary wounding when people blame victims or make them feel ashamed.