Cale claims that he brought the trio to the McDonalds parking lot on Pandora Avenue, then walked them across the street. However, he says he didn’t see who they bought the drugs from.
across the street to the Our Place gang/dealers. of course.
While Cale doesn’t do heroin or fentanyl, he says he does use other substances and also struggles with mental health issues.
“We definitely aren’t getting the help we need and I mean when does somebody finally stand up and say ‘hey this is what I did, this is the part that I played if you want to sit and judge me on that go ahead’, but I’m past that, I’m at the point where let’s fricking do something about this because there’s kids dying out there, and to me nobody should have to die,” he said, calling for the government to offer more mental health and addictions supports and services.
West Shore RCMP are now investigating the 12-year-old’s death. Police involvement is not common in most overdose deaths.
“Given the young age of the child it’s not surprising that there’s going to be some much greater scrutiny given to the circumstances that led to a 12-year-old having drugs that she might be able to use and ultimately die from,” said Michael Mulligan, a criminal defense lawyer in Victoria.
Mulligan says those involved could face anything from drug trafficking charges to criminal negligence causing death to manslaughter.
“If you had somebody convicted of trafficking fentanyl to a 12-year-old, jail would not only be a likelihood it would be a certainty,” he said.
Cale says he has undergone a five hour interview with RCMP and had his house searched but so far he has not been charged with any crime.
Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 May 2021 - 05:38 PM.