Applicant awarded $6,387.40 for funeral expenses, loss of support, and counselling following son's homicide.
The Applicant sought financial compensation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for funeral expenses, loss of financial support, and bereavement counselling following the homicide of her son.
The Board found that the deceased was a victim of a crime of violence and that the Applicant incurred reasonable expenses as a result.
Applying the principle from Dekany v. CICB, the Board accepted the victim's past part-time employment as evidence of future financial contribution.
The Board awarded a total of $6,387.40, including costs for internment, a contribution to loss of support, bereavement counselling, and legal fees.
