Manitoba Justice
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Compensation
Evidence of Rachel Devine
Rachel Devine is a niece of Thomas Sophonow and a very pleasant forthright person. Her evidence was given in a straightforward manner and I accept her evidence. She described Thomas Sophonow as her favourite uncle prior to March of 1982. She said he was very kind and always with young relatives for special events. He was always present for birthdays and Christmas dinners. She stated that after his term in prison he was "a faceless man we didn't know any more". She found him severe and judgmental over trivial issues. He had no expression and no personality. She said that there had been a reconciliation after an incident when she was an adolescent and he had called her a slut. They are once again close and she spoke well of him. She is now a happily married woman with children of her own.
