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Southend family seeks answers after 2017 murder

Jan 21, 2019 | 4:00 PM

Family members of a man murdered in Southend 17 months ago continue to be frustrated that no one in the small northern community is prepared to talk to investigators. They are also frustrated by what they see as a lack of effort by the RCMP.

Pierre Dominic Morin, 33, was found deceased Sept. 1, 2017. No arrests have been made in connection with the incident.

Morin was the nephew of Shirly Morin Cook who said it was desperately frustrating to know family members of the suspects are remaining silent when someone must know something.

“Maybe these suspects in Southend that are keeping their silence. Maybe somebody eventually will come forward if they can be given a scare [through the media],” she told paNOW. “This is so cruel that these parents or grandparents of these people involved are keeping so silent.”

Morin Cook said it was very frustrating to live in such a small community of Southend (population under 1,000) and to hear the names of the culprits being spoken about, yet no one wants to come forward.

Morin Cook said the family of the deceased deserved answers.

“He has six children and every day they are always hurting and every day they pray for their dad because he was going to look after them,” Morin Cook said.

She added she was desperate for the RCMP to come up with answers and pleaded with them “to do more” amidst the family’s claims that investigators had not spent enough time in the community trying to solve the crime. She claims police were last in Southend in August last year, and yet no arrests have been made.

However, in an email statement to paNOW, RCMP said their Major Crime Unit North continues to investigate the homicide.

“We understand that the family wants answers and we are committed to doing everything we possibly can to give them those answers,“ the statement read. “ nvestigators are actively focusing on the ground work that is involved in investigations of this nature and will continue to meet with the family throughout the investigation.”

 

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