❤️HER NAME IS: LYNN CANNON!❤️

Lynn Cannon’s murder may have changed the system but the system should have changed in time to save her.

Paul Anthony Cannon murdered Lynn in Lansdale, WA, on December 5, 2022. She was 51 years old.
Cannon stabbed Lynn to death because he no longer had power or control over her.
Cannon was sentenced to life with parole after 19 years.
Police had an opportunity to save Lynn that evening.
Lynn’s sister Christine call emergency services, telling them she had fears for her safety because she had not heard from her.
This was at 7.27pm.
Emergency staff listed the welfare check as a priority two, which required a police response within a quick timeline.
An officer at the 000 call centre downgraded the welfare check request to a priority three, meaning they did not see a “direct evidence of imminent threats or harm”.
This meant a much slower response.
About 45 minutes after the call to 000, Cannon stabbed Lynn.
Paramedic Shane Toovey was first on scene, finding an armed Cannon nearby.
Shane risked his own life to try to keep Lynn alive.
By the time police arrived at 8.45pm, Lynn had died.
The coroner has just handed down their findings into Lynn’s death.
The coroner says no individual officer directly caused Lynn’s death, but there was a failure to recognise how dangerous Cannon was.
“They (her family) knew that her former husband had just become aware that Lynn had found love with a new partner and he had reacted aggressively,” Acting State Coroner Sarah Linton said.
There was no “rationale” given for the downgrade and a sergeant retroactively made an entry that there was no direct evidence of imminent threats or harm.
“There was also a lack of police assets available and an unusually high volume of calls received that night, which delayed police attendance,” the coroner said.
In the wake of Lynn’s death, police conducted a review into how they respond to domestic and family violence and new procedures are now in place.

Every femicide I have documented over the past 10 years shows systemic failures before the killings. And police responses tops the list problems.
No woman should have to be killed for authorities to act. Lynn’s death may have changed the system but the system should have saved her.
“I am the eldest of five girls and Lynn was the youngest. Our baby sister who we affectionately called Boo. She was by far the most feisty of us all. She had a way of rising above anything that threatened to bring her down,” Jacqueline Darley wrote in her victim impact statement.
“She suffered verbal abuse designed to strip her of her confidence all of her married life but she refused to let it weaken her. Her sons felt helpless as children when they would hear their dad shouting at her. They have told me of times when they would be in their rooms wishing they were old enough to help her. When they became adults, they would defend her.
“She finally broke free from this toxic relationship and had almost two years of real happiness.
Watching her was like seeing the sun emerge from a dark cloud and shine brightly. She went from strength to strength. The dark circles under her eyes disappeared and the stress lifted from her shoulders.
“In just a short time, she was able to obtain a small mortgage and buy a home for her and her boys. We were all so proud of her and she was proud of herself. The last time I visited her there, she proudly showed off her new fence to me and told me of her plans for her garden. She was looking forward to the summer and being able to spend time in it.
“She was enjoying having some female company at home and seeing the positive influence she was having on her life. This was just weeks before her life was cruelly taken from us. My niece suffers now with being the last one of the family to see her alive, sat opposite the man who would later that day murder her.
“She was everything that is beautiful in this world and we will speak of her every day. Our unending love for her is stronger than our hate for you.
“You will be forgotten. Wiped from our lives like we would wipe the dirt from our shoes.”

LYNN CANNON MATTERS! ❤️

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