It's one of the most difficult things a family member of a victim of crime can do — stand up in court, face the person who was the source of their trauma, and talk about how their life has been torn ...

While legal experts say that victim-impact statements — typically delivered at the end of a trial — shouldn't sway a judge's sentencing decision, they play an important role for victims and their ...

Relatives of Robert Pickton's six victims spent years telling anyone who would listen that their loved ones were missing from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Their heartbreak and sorrow spilled into ...

”We were in all aspects travelling on life’s highway together already, only days after we met. Then it was over,” said an emotional Jay Schainholz, who broke ground in 1995 by speaking during ...

Legal experts say a sentencing judge must use caution and not be overwhelmed by victim impact statements. A Saskatchewan judge heard more than 70 victim impact statements this week as part of a ...

WINNIPEG — Family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer will have the chance to give victim impact statements in court one year after his conviction. As we ...