Victims of crime unaware of the rights designed to protect them

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 5:10 a.m.

Federal ombudsman Heidi Illingworth says that many Canadians who become victims of crime do not realize they have rights enshrined in law — and that needs to change. We hear from Caitlyn Bates, who says she had to fight for information after her sister was found dead in March, and Serrece Winter, who was arrested and restrained by police — even though she was the victim of an alleged crime.