A man whose daughter was murdered in the Moncton area in 1987, is disappointed his family won’t be able to attend the parole hearing of her killer.
The pandemic is stopping Ron Davis and his family from making the trip to Quebec.
Davis says his family has attended every parole hearing in an effort to ensure the man who murdered his daughter Laura Ann stays behind bars.
He made a request to the Parole Board of Canada to delay the hearing, or at least have a video conference.
But he was told no video conference will be provided and he will have to make his victim impact statement over the phone.
Davis says it is very disappointing, “You’d like to be able to be there to be able to face him, and see his expressions when you give your victim impact statement. Of course, it’s not going to happen. We won’t see him.”
Patrice Mailloux is serving a life sentence in a Quebec prison for the death of Laura Ann Davis. He is now eligible for full parole.
Davis says this makes it even more frustrating, “Sort of a promise I made to myself and to my daughter that we’d always be there to fight for her. Not being able to do this this time, it is extremely hard.”
He is angry at Canada’s Justice System, because his request was denied, “I don’t think they have any conscience or any feelings. All we are asking is for it to be postponed so that we can be there. That’s the least they can do, to be able to be there and see the expressions of everyone as they hear your statement. This will be no closure at all, just more frustrations.”
The parole hearing for Mailloux will be held today.
