Darcie had no peace over the last 11 years. Her family was tormented by an evil man, then an uncaring justice & Review Board system. My hope is Darcie's legacy will be we as a society care more for women, children, & victims of crime than a murderer…
— Dave Teixeira ? (@davedotca) May 31, 2019
The mother of the three children killed by Allan Schoenborn in 2008 has died.
Darcie Clarke, mother to Kaitlyn Max and Corden, passed away yesterday evening, according to family spokesperson Dave Teixeira.
“Darcie had no peace over the last 11 years. Her family was tormented by an evil man, then an uncaring justice & Review Board system,” Teixeira posted on Twitter. “My hope is Darcie’s legacy will be we as a society care more for women, children, & victims of crime than a murderer & provide better support for those who suffer from mental illness.”
Allan Schoenborn was found guilty of first-degree murder in the slayings of his three children as they slept in their Merritt home in 2008.
However, B.C. Supreme Court Justice Robert Powers determined Schoenborn was not criminally responsible because he was suffering from a mental illness that placed him in a psychotic state when he killed Kaitlynne, 10, Max, 8, and Cordon, 5 on April 6, 2008.
Schoenborn has been held at the Colony Farms Psychiatric Centre in Coquitlam since 2010.
Details on Clarke’s death are unknown, and Teixeira said no additional comments will be made at this time out of respect for the family.
#BREAKING DARCIE CLARKE, mother of Kaitlyn, Max & Corden passed away last evening. Since her 3 children were murdered by Allan Schoenborn, Darcie has been an advocate of victim rights. I ask media respect the family's privacy and no further comment will be made at this time. pic.twitter.com/lS8NlqyYWP
— Dave Teixeira ? (@davedotca) May 31, 2019
Darcie had no peace over the last 11 years. Her family was tormented by an evil man, then an uncaring justice & Review Board system. My hope is Darcie's legacy will be we as a society care more for women, children, & victims of crime than a murderer…
— Dave Teixeira ? (@davedotca) May 31, 2019
…& provide better support for those who suffer from mental illness. I hope Darcie's broken heart can now rest in peace.
— Dave Teixeira ? (@davedotca) May 31, 2019