First Nation memorial bench project – Cochrane Eagle

Dec 15, 2016

After a grisly murder on the Nation earlier this year, one of the victim’s family members is kick-starting a memorial project to remember loved ones who were “suddenly, tragically and violently taken away from family and friends.”

“A couple of weeks ago when I realized I was going through a grieving process, I wasn’t even able to go to something where I could remember my brother – I remember him as a genuine person,” said Tasina Pope, sister of Kori Wesley.

Wesley was murdered earlier this year. The Cochrane RCMP found the 21-year-old’s body at the Chiniki Rodeo Grounds on Aug 7. The family had previously told the Eagle that the police told them Wesley was stabbed approximately 20 times.

Wesley’s mother, Lori Wesley, had previously described her son as “funny” with a “good sense of humour” and “loving.”

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