By David P. Ball
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A vicious assault in Strathcona Tent City last fall is now raising questions from the 25-year-old victim's mother, who is helping nurse him back to recovery after his leg was amputated.

Connie Sinclair, a Cree woman who lives in Kamloops, has been travelling weekly down to Vancouver where her son Carl continues his recovery from a brutal attack that saw him stabbed and burned with a torch then left for dead for an estimated 12 hours. Because of the delay calling for help, Carl's infection meant doctors had to remove his leg.

He now uses a scooter for mobility, but Connie says he is in better spirits as he seeks out support from Indigenous elders, community and traditional ceremonies.

But as a mother, the ordeal was both harrowing and enraging — she wants answers from the Vancouver Police Department, and from authorities about why the tent city residents have not been put into social housing yet.