Ontario father likely killed 4-year-old daughter in revenge: report globalnews.ca

One Ontario A report has found that the father killed his four-year-old daughter and herself in an act of vengeance following years of court litigation against the girl’s mother.

Report published by domestic violence The Death Review Committee (DVDRC) said that the four-year-old child had died keira brown (also known as Keira Kagan) and 35-year-old Robin Brown February 9, 2020 are “extremely consistent” with previous cases involving intimate partner violence and, in particular, murder-suicide involving a father and child.

The pair were found dead at the base of a 100-foot cliff in Rattlesnake Point Conservation Area miltonOnts.

From the outset, Jennifer Kagan and her husband, Philip Viator, believed it to be a murder-suicide.

The DVDRC reports how Robin and Jennifer met online, married the next year, and shortly thereafter, “multiple conflicts” arose, leading to a short-lived attempt at marriage counseling.

The report states that Jennifer also reported a pattern of “domestic violence and coercive control.”

The report states, “After four years of extensive litigation, with the family court trying to foster a cooperative parenting plan with the daughter spending time with both parents, the case reached a crisis point.” “

“In the weeks prior to his death, the mother raised serious issues regarding the father’s mental health and inappropriate conduct.”

The report added that the court asked for an updated risk assessment and the idea of ​​supervised visits was raised.

A worker from the Children’s Aid Society told the mother they had “serious concerns” about unsupervised visits with Keira and were planning to bring it to the attention of a judge. The worker was also considering a security application, but needed to speak to her manager first, the report continued.

The police were also called a few days before the deaths because Robin had not released Kira after her interview with the Children’s Aid Society.

But Jennifer still had to drop off Robin for a weekend visit to her daughter on February 7, 2020. The DVDRC said the deaths occurred on 9 February – the weekend before the court was due to review the father’s parenting time.

Robin took Keira to a conservation area she was familiar with, walked the designated trail and rock.

Robin’s new partner calls the police when he doesn’t respond to messages and doesn’t show up to a planned dinner with his parents. He and Kira are eventually found dead.

“There may be retaliation against the mother on the part of the father for ending the relationship, remarrying a new partner and forming a new family, and/or family court litigation,” the DVDRC said.

The DVDRC also detailed how Robin was unfaithful, untruthful about a variety of things, including not having a PhD and various degrees from universities.

The committee said police interviews with past partners indicated he was abusive and often saw several women at the same time.

He was also facing other stresses at the time of his death, including the failure of his engineering company.

“At the time of his death, he had a new partner of over a year who spoke highly of his devotion to him and their daughter. The parents of his new partner also spoke highly of him. No one in his family expressed any concern about his upbringing.

“No one in his family was aware that he had a court-documented pattern of untruthfulness or that intimate partner violence had been reported against him by his previous partners.”

The DVDRC said at least 22 risk factors were present before the deaths, which is consistent with “predictable and preventable” cases.

The DVDRC issued recommendations to increase training for child support committees, lawyers, judges and mental health professionals when conducting custody assessments.

The document states, “This training is essential to fully understand all forms of family violence, including the abuse of coercive control and litigiousness versus the label of ‘conflict’ as well as strategies that promote child and mother safety.” Including understanding the implications of family violence for parenting plans.” ,

Coroner announces inquest into Kira’s death

Meanwhile, Ontario Chief Coroner Dr. Dirk Heuer announced Thursday that an inquest will be held to investigate the circumstances of Keira’s death.

A jury can make recommendations aimed at preventing other deaths.

The date and place of questioning have not been released yet.

The full report from the Domestic Violence Deaths Review Committee is below.
Domestic Violence Death Review Committee Report By Ryan Rocca on scribd

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