A New Reality?
"In my 12 years in Windsor, this is the most severe beating I’ve seen. The worst skull fractures I’ve seen in my 12 years here in Windsor,”
“I’ve submitted pictures to Windsor police. This is among the most brutal things I’ve seen in my career. ... Her eyes were so bruised, they were swollen shut.”
"She is improving — but she is not out of the woods by any means. I believe she will survive. I think we’re winning here. I think she has made some progress in the last 24 hours. I’m not anticipating any more surgery. But anything can happen."
"This is a super good person. This is the calibre of woman we’re talking about here. She goes around cleaning up other people’s garbage, out of the goodness of her heart."
"For all of us who live here in Windsor, we can’t tolerate this. This is not just another assault. This is concerning to me. This is maybe representing a new, dark side of Windsor that we can’t let propagate."
Dr. Balraj Jhawar, neurosurgeon, Ouellette Campus, Windsor Regional Hospital, October 2017
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| Police tape near where Sara Anne Widholm was found on the Ganatchio Trail in Windsor on Oct. 8, 2017. |
"She was a faithful and beloved member of our church, Riverside Baptist, and we will miss her dearly, but now she is whole and at peace in heaven with her Lord Jesus."
"On behalf of Anne's family and our church family, thank you for your concern and prayers."
Pastor Brandon Taylor, church leader, Riverside Baptist
"We are trusting the Crown to do due diligence in this matter and show the community of Windsor and all of Canada that they are looking out for the best interest of their citizens and to be strong and faithful advocates for justice and the protection of the innocent."
Eric Widholm, Georgia, U.S.A.
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| Riverside Baptist Church Pastor Brandon Taylor leads a brief prayer at the Little River Rd. entrance to the Ganatchio Trail before a walk in support of assault victim Anne Widholm Sunday October 15, 2017. (Photo By AM800's Gord Bacon) |
Swedish-Canadians Sara Anne Widholm and her husband of 54 years Alfred, moved to Windsor, Ontario as their choice of a perfect place to spend their retirement years. Their children were grown and lived abroad, in Sweden, in Alabama and New York, and the parents took up their lives together in an area that appealed to them as they became an integral part of the community. They were members of the local Baptist church, and 76-year old Sara Anne established a regular route along a popular bike trail where she picked up litter.
On the morning of October 8, 2017 she was walking the local Ganatchio Trail bike path, picking up litter when she was viciously attacked. Later, people passing by discovered to their horror an elderly woman battered and unconscious, immediately contacting authorities. Her list of injuries was long. It included multiple brain hemorrhages, the formation of a life-threatening blood clot, extensive fractures of the skull, and fractured vertebrae.
Later, the very day the beating had occurred, police arrested Habibullah Ahmad, a 21-year-old resident of Windsor in connection with the crime. Windsor had accepted a fair number of Syrian refugees. Four weeks following the attack on his wife, 83-year-old Alfred Widholm died. It is uncertain whether his wife ever regained consciousness despite the medical care she received. She died at Windsor Regional Hospital on December 15.
Their two sons, a daughter and seven grandchildren no longer live in Canada. Habibullah Ahmad who also uses the first name of Daniel, was charged originally with aggravated assault. A charge that was later upgraded to attempted murder. Denied bail, he remains in custody. Although Windsor police have not divulged any changes to the charge against the man as yet, it is now likely he will be charged with murder.
Labels: Brutality, Ontario, Refugees, Syria, Windsor
posted by Pieface @ Wednesday, December 19, 2018
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