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London’s police chief and local politicians will attend a ceremony honouring a London woman who was the alleged victim of femicide.
A memorial bench commemorating Cheryl Sheldon will be unveiled Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Carling Heights Optimist Community Centre on Elizabeth Street.
Sheldon, 62, died in hospital after she was found critically injured in her apartment on June 22. Her boyfriend, George Curtis, 44, is charged with second-degree murder.
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“This initiative, driven by the community, ensures that Cheryl’s legacy will not be forgotten,” read a statement from organizers. “The commemorative bench serves not only as a tribute to Cheryl, but as a reminder of the essential advocacy needed to end male violence against women.”
London police Chief Thai Truong, Mayor Josh Morgan and London-area MPs and MPPs will attend the event, organizers said.
Sheldon struggling with addiction and health issues, living on the streets, before moving into her own apartment at 345 Wharncliffe Rd. N., where she was found critically injured.
“She had a heart of gold and she loved everybody,” friend Emma Worrall told The Free Press shortly after Sheldon’s death. The two met while Worrall was working at Ark Aid Street Mission.
Two of the six homicides in London this year have been alleged femicides, the killing of women and girls. In the second case, Breanna Broadfoot, 17, died in hospital on July 18, two days after she was stabbed by her boyfriend, Kuhkpaw Moo, who was shot and killed by police.
George, the man charged in Sheldon’s death, is in custody. He is scheduled to return to court on Oct. 22.
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