I have a final update on my mom’s situation for those of you who have been following all the drama involving her being attacked and the police being less than helpful. To refresh your memory on the details or if this is the first time you are hearing about my mom being attacked you can read Ottawa Police Have Failed My Mom.
The day after writing that post I filed a complaint with Office of the Independent Police Review Director and patiently waited to hear back from them. I got a phone call last week that they would like to come out and speak with me. I reminded them that I did not live in Ottawa but they said it was ok and they would come to see me. We made an appointment and then I waited for the day to come to see where this was going to go.
Long story short he read through all the reports with me and read to me all the statements from the officers involved regarding my complaint. It was basically them writing down their point of view and addressing my concerns. It all came down to not the fact that their wasn’t an incident but that there was not enough proof to lay charges. Lack of evidence basically.
I explained to the investigator that while I understand and it is unfortunate I was still upset at the way my mom was treated. She was not treated as a victim. She was not shown compassion and it was unacceptable.
There will be no charges laid due to lack of evidence but in the end we did address how my mom was not treated with compassion and it was unacceptable. We came to an agreement and the investigator offered a solution to at least address that issue and we signed off on our agreement.
Am I happy with the end results? No not really. The woman who attacked my mom has gotten away with it. Not acceptable. However we have dealt with how my mom was treated and I did the best I could to at least get some closure for my mom. I did everything I could. Also after speaking with the investigator on my complaint I am more aware of how everything played out and why they could not lay charges.
Hopefully this is the end of everything. My mom has run into the woman since everything happened. She has not gone after my mom physically again. More emotional and taunting kind of deal. I hope she moves or just totally leaves my mom alone. I feel helpless but there is nothing more I can do.
Update on the Blog
A quick update on the blog. I hope you all are enjoying the 12 Days of Christmas Gift Guide. It is almost over and we will be back to our regular programming of the daily rants of Nolie. I also plan on finishing up the All About Nolie in 30 Days series and the ProBlogger Challenge. I also have a few more surprises in store. So stay tuned.