A Montreal metropolis employee who allegedly confronted bullying and intimidation at her office just lately ended her life, TVA Nouvelles has discovered.
Marie-Hélène Henry had confided in members of her household and pals about what she had been going via in latest months.
The Metropolis of Montreal’s Organized Staff Union confirmed to TVA Nouvelles that it filed a bullying grievance with the town on behalf of the 47-year-old girl three months in the past.
Marie-Hélène Henry | Courtesy of the household
The coroner’s workplace additionally confirms that this loss of life is at the moment the topic of an investigation to find out the possible causes and circumstances of loss of life.
“She gave us a whole lot of belief. It was a scenario that consumed her every day. Marie-Hélène was subjected to bullying on daily basis at work. She was excluded,” says an in depth good friend of the deceased, Marie-Claude.
“She skilled a really troublesome loss as a result of her father was in palliative care. These colleagues advised him to cry someplace else. They advised him, “We don’t wish to hear you cry, we don’t care in case your father is useless.” He was not noted of his duties. She stated an worker knowingly drove a cart in direction of her and injured her.”
“We comforted her virtually on daily basis as a result of she was afraid to go to work. It lived in worry and stress. Administration actually didn’t appear to care what they had been experiencing. Every part remained a useless letter. It’s a nice unhappiness, as a result of Marie-Hélène had lots to supply. She was a talented gardener in her area and saved telling us, “I simply need to have the ability to do my job,” she continues.
Marie-Hélène Henry suffered from autism spectrum dysfunction and in keeping with her good friend, this may increasingly have had a destructive influence on her.
“What does administration must do to intervene when an worker stories a co-worker downside? On this case, they selected to not intervene. They selected to not assist her. They determined to not assist him. They sided with the attackers as a result of whoever doesn’t say a phrase agrees,” Marie-Claude continues.