Jamaica: Canada

Opal Austin Dept: Star readers are pledging financial assistance to fly her to Canada for the murder trial when it comes; and also fulfill her wish to take the remains of her two children to Jamaica for a proper burial, according to The Star. I, too, came from Jamaica to join my father in Canada. My dad was abusive and I left home at 16, wrote one reader, offering to help. The story is haunting because, but for the grace of God, it could have been me. Opal Austin, the Jamaican mom of Toronto s cold case suitcase murder victim, may finally be getting help. That would make the best of a horrible situation brought on by dashed hopes, murder and unrelenting grief heaped on top of poverty and tragedy a tale unfolded in a Sunday Star exclusive interview with the family in Jamaica. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.