Advocates criticize time it took to confirm Harrow, Ont., mom, 2 kids died from intimate partner violence

Advocates working to raise awareness about domestic abuse say they're devastated to learn the deaths of the Walsh family in their Harrow, Ont., home last month is a case of intimate partner violence. A women's rights advocate in Ottawa says it was "long overdue" for police to publicly release that information.

Advocates criticize time it took to confirm Harrow, Ont., mom, 2 kids died from intimate partner violence
A mother with her young son and daughter.

Advocates working to raise awareness about domestic abuse say they're devastated to learn the deaths of the Walsh family in their Harrow, Ont., home last month is a case of intimate partner violence. A women's rights advocate in Ottawa says it was "long overdue" for police to publicly release that information.