Post: Torture victim speaks, accuses someone he knows
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05-20-2010, 07:49 AM
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Originally posted by another user
After nearly a month in hospital, a man whose body police say shows signs of torture, is finally able to speak.
His family says he accused an acquaintance of attacking him.
Dustin LaFortune was dropped off anonymously at a hospital in Regina with physical signs of torture, police said. Until recently, he was unconscious and unable to speak
His mother, Renee LaFortune, says that while she knows who is responsible, she doesn't know why it happened. "I'd like the police to tell me what kind of motive there could be, what kind of motive causes someone to do that to another human being," she says.
Dustin LaFortune testified in a gang-related murder trail in 2004. He was a witness against the killer of Winnipeg Zig Zag Crew member Trevor Savoie. However, Renee LaFortune said her son's torture had nothing to do with his testimony in the case.
"We know who did this and it has nothing to do with a trial in Winnipeg in 2004," she said. Marcel LaFortune, Dustin's cousin, said he believes that with time the family will be able to put together the pieces of the circumstances that led to the torture.
"It was inhumane and absolutely uncalled for no matter what the circumstances may have been," he said.
Regina police major crimes unit is continuing the investigation.
His family says he accused an acquaintance of attacking him.
Dustin LaFortune was dropped off anonymously at a hospital in Regina with physical signs of torture, police said. Until recently, he was unconscious and unable to speak
His mother, Renee LaFortune, says that while she knows who is responsible, she doesn't know why it happened. "I'd like the police to tell me what kind of motive there could be, what kind of motive causes someone to do that to another human being," she says.
Dustin LaFortune testified in a gang-related murder trail in 2004. He was a witness against the killer of Winnipeg Zig Zag Crew member Trevor Savoie. However, Renee LaFortune said her son's torture had nothing to do with his testimony in the case.
"We know who did this and it has nothing to do with a trial in Winnipeg in 2004," she said. Marcel LaFortune, Dustin's cousin, said he believes that with time the family will be able to put together the pieces of the circumstances that led to the torture.
"It was inhumane and absolutely uncalled for no matter what the circumstances may have been," he said.
Regina police major crimes unit is continuing the investigation.
New details in case of Winnipeg man believed to have been held captive, tortured
Originally posted by another user
People living in a Regina apartment block believe a suite in their building is where a Winnipeg man may have been beaten and tortured before he was dropped off anonymously at a hospital.
Regina police confirmed they visited the building on Tuesday, but would not say why.
Dustin LaFortune, 26, was near death when he was dropped off at a Regina hospital in April.
The landlord of the Regina building confirmed he rented suite 3 on March 15 to a man who used the name Dustin LaFortune.
Dann McKenzie lives below suite 3 and said he heard disturbing noises coming from the room above him almost daily.
Kenzie said he heard hitting sounds, banging and moaning. On March 31, he recorded the sounds. "I called the landlord and told him I had this recording and (the landlord) said he spoke to the guy upstairs," said McKenzie.
The suite upstairs got quieter and noises stopped by mid April, said McKenzie. Dustin LaFortune was dropped off at hospital on April 16.
The building's landlord said police searched suite 3.
LaFortune was only able to speak recently, after nearly a month in hospital. Prior to turning up at the hospital, he had been missing since February from Calgary, a city he moved to about two years ago.
Regina police continue to investigate.
Regina police confirmed they visited the building on Tuesday, but would not say why.
Dustin LaFortune, 26, was near death when he was dropped off at a Regina hospital in April.
The landlord of the Regina building confirmed he rented suite 3 on March 15 to a man who used the name Dustin LaFortune.
Dann McKenzie lives below suite 3 and said he heard disturbing noises coming from the room above him almost daily.
Kenzie said he heard hitting sounds, banging and moaning. On March 31, he recorded the sounds. "I called the landlord and told him I had this recording and (the landlord) said he spoke to the guy upstairs," said McKenzie.
The suite upstairs got quieter and noises stopped by mid April, said McKenzie. Dustin LaFortune was dropped off at hospital on April 16.
The building's landlord said police searched suite 3.
LaFortune was only able to speak recently, after nearly a month in hospital. Prior to turning up at the hospital, he had been missing since February from Calgary, a city he moved to about two years ago.
Regina police continue to investigate.
Wow to be kept alive and tortured for that long is psycho, I understand it was obvious retaliation but still a day or two would probably been sufficient.
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