A Windsor man is seeking justice for his unborn daughter Molly.
Jeff Durham and supporters of the Molly Matters campaign staged a protest outside the Ontario Court of Justice Wednesday morning.
Inside the courthouse, Matthew Brush of LaSalle made a brief appearance. He is facing a first degree murder charge in the death of Cassandra Kaake, who was seven months pregnant.
“The charges should represent the reality of the crime and they do not,” says Durham. “They are insufficient and there isn't justice. We can do better.”
Kaake, 31, was found murdered in her Benjamin Avenue home on Dec. 11, 2014.
“She was very responsible and loving and she would have been a good mother,” says Durham.
Her unborn child was to be named Molly, says Durham.
“The life that we prepared for and loved is not being represented in the court of law,” says Durham.
Durham wants a second murder charge laid against Brush.
Thousands of people have signed an online petition urging members of parliament to reconsider and pass Bill C-484.
“Where those petitions go, ultimately into the hands of law makers,” says Durham.
The unborn victims of crime act passed a second reading in parliament, but that was back in 2008. The act would make it a criminal offence to injure or kill a fetus during an attack on the mother.
“If we don't stand up for this injustice or any injustice, we are condoning that injustice,” says Durham.
Brush will be back in court on Aug. 21. At that time, the judge plans to decide if a preliminary hearing will be held.
