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“The Last Six Minutes” – A Mother’s Loss and Quest for Justice
Matthew’s killers have been tried, convicted and sentenced, but Sandra Martins-Toner and her family can’t escape their grief and the overwhelming sense of loss. They have channeled their anguish in to affirmative action for victims. “The Last Six Minutes” is the true account of the random and violent murder of 16-year-old Matthew Martins, and his family’s journey through the Canadian Criminal Justice System. Now the family is faced with the killers appeal and the torment of perhaps being subjected to yet another lengthy trial.
Just when the family thought it was over, one of young Matthew?s killers appeals her conviction and is released on bail into the community pending her second trial.
Sandra and her family must face the torment of her release, and the re-victimization from a ?System? not interested in the victims. The shocking conclusion to that trial leaves the family crying for justice and a nation stunned.
