Brother of Toronto PATH stabbing victim Rosemarie Junor starts online fundraiser
CBC News | Posted: December 18, 2015 3:43 PM | Last Updated: December 18, 2015
This 'was supposed to be their next step together, not planning her funeral,' Miguel Junor writes
Saying his sister's "vibrant life was cut short," the brother of a 28-year-old woman stabbed last week at a Shoppers Drug Mart in the underground of Toronto's financial district has launched an online funding campaign to pay for her funeral.
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By 10:20 a.m. ET Friday, the GoFundMe campaign by Miguel Junor, Rosemarie (Kim) Junor's brother, had raised just over $7,700.
"Rosemarie Kim Junor was my baby sister," the page reads. "[She] was at the prime of her life and starting a family with her husband, Lenny Persaud [this] was supposed to be their next step together, not planning her funeral. All of those dreams were tragically taken from her."
Junor died in hospital Wednesday night following the unprovoked attack last Friday in the store in the PATH, the underground pedestrian tunnel system, in the heart of Toronto's financial district.
Rohinie Bisesar, 40, was arrested Tuesday and has been charged with second-degree murder.
Junor died less than six months after her wedding, according to Facebook posts.
"My family is heartbroken at the thought of continuing in this life without our beautiful Rosemarie," reads the description on the GoFundMe page. "We are currently making funeral arrangements and any donation would greatly appreciated to contribute towards her funeral.
The page says the funds are needed by Monday.