A man who lost his sister and nephew in the Saskatchewan massacre has spoken of how she died a hero trying to protect her son..Mark Arcand, the Saskatoon Tribal Council leader, said he spoke with the media on Wednesday not as a leader, but as a victim, who lost his sister and nephew during the mass stabbing attacks on the James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN)..“We’ve shed a lot of tears in the last couple of days … We’re hurt, we’re broken, but we’re not defeated,” said Arcand as he cried..Arcand’s forty-eight-year-old sister Bonnie Burns and his twenty-eight-year-old nephew Gregory Burns died from fatal stab wounds..Bonnie died trying to protect her son..“She’s not a victim. She’s a hero,” said Arcand..“Right outside her home she was killed … she was protecting her son, her boys.”.Arcand said another victim died trying to help his sister “right there in the driveway.”.Arcand and the rest of the family watched his relatives lay on the ground for hours while the police investigated the crime scene, one of 13 different scenes..Bonnie’s two young foster children witnessed the stabbing..“One of the young boys was hiding behind a highchair, watching everything unfold,” said Arcand..Arcand’s nephew, who was stabbed but survived, “is angry and he’s traumatized.”.Arcand learned of the attacks by a provincial emergency alert and later on Sunday, he drove to the JSCN, calling it the “longest two hours” of his life. He wanted to hug his sister but he could not as it was a crime scene..“A lot of people are wondering what happened. Honestly, we don’t know,” said Arcand..Sunday night, Arcand woke up screaming, haunted by the horrific experience..The mass stabbing attacks suspect Myles Sanderson is still at large, with Saskatchewan remaining under an emergency alert..Brothers Myles and Damien Sanderson went on a mass stabbing rampage, killing 10 and injuring 18 people..Damien was found deceased on the JSCN on Monday with stab wounds he sustained in an alleged fight with Myles.
