Family struggles five years after Tori Stafford went missing
By Randy Richmond ,The London Free Press
First posted: Saturday, April 05, 2014 07:00 AM EDT
LONDON, Ont. -- Five years after their beloved tomboy princess went missing, the family of Victoria "Tori" Stafford still struggles with the pain and the prospect of another trial.
But they're also showing signs of growing strength in their personal lives and remain strong in a conviction to keep alive the memory of the slain Woodstock, Ont., school girl, as well as the lessons of her disappearance.
"People keep asking us if we're ever going to be able to forgive them (the killers), because we're not going to move on until they're forgiven," Tori's mother, Tara McDonald, said.
"I just can't see it happening. Ever. How do you forgive two people who destroyed your life on a whim?"
On April 8, 2009, Tori -- a spunky eight-year-old, who loved dresses and makeup as much as mucking about outdoors -- disappeared while walking home from her school in Woodstock.
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By Randy Richmond ,The London Free Press
First posted: Saturday, April 05, 2014 07:00 AM EDT
LONDON, Ont. -- Five years after their beloved tomboy princess went missing, the family of Victoria "Tori" Stafford still struggles with the pain and the prospect of another trial.
But they're also showing signs of growing strength in their personal lives and remain strong in a conviction to keep alive the memory of the slain Woodstock, Ont., school girl, as well as the lessons of her disappearance.
"People keep asking us if we're ever going to be able to forgive them (the killers), because we're not going to move on until they're forgiven," Tori's mother, Tara McDonald, said.
"I just can't see it happening. Ever. How do you forgive two people who destroyed your life on a whim?"
On April 8, 2009, Tori -- a spunky eight-year-old, who loved dresses and makeup as much as mucking about outdoors -- disappeared while walking home from her school in Woodstock.
Family struggles five years after Tori Stafford went missing | Ontario | News | Toronto Sun