Tina Fontaine's great-aunt plans to launch a civil suit against two officers who had contact with the teen days before she was killed.
Thelma Favel said she's angry one of the officers who had contact with Fontaine is back on the job.
Winnipeg police told CTV Saturday a process was conducted, and it was decided the officer would return to work. The second other officer who had contact with Fontaine is still on leave.
The 15-year old was in a vehicle pulled over by two officers more than a week after she was reported missing last summer, but she was not taken into custody.
Her body was found nine days later in a bag in the Red River, on August 17th, 2014.
Favel said she hopes to file legal action that would see the officers fired from the force.
“They failed to do their job. They failed to protect Tina that night, even though they ran her name through the system. It’s just that little if in my heart … If they took her would she still be alive today”, said Favel from Sagkeeng First Nation Saturday.
Favel said it was a hard decision to take legal action.
“I always had a lot of faith in our police system until when I found about when they were in contact with Tina that night, and they just let her go,” Favel said.
She said she is not seeking money from the suit, but if any money was awarded she would make sure it was all donated.
She said she plans to sign the legal papers Tuesday.
Winnipeg police had no further comment Saturday.
No arrests have been made in Fontaine’s death.
