A Simcoe, Ont., girl charged with assault with a weapon after unintentionally spraying her neighbour with a water gun says GoFundMe has now pulled the plug on her on-line fundraiser.
Wendy Washik was enjoying with youngsters at a yard barbecue on Sept. 1. The 58-year-old instructional assistant was chasing one in every of them with a water gun when she sprayed a neighbour who was slicing his grass. He then reported that he had been “bodily assaulted” to Ontario Provincial Police. Washik stated she tried to clarify what occurred to the officer however he wouldn’t hear her out.
“Each day continues to be a wrestle, it’s arduous to not give it some thought consistently,” Washik admitted to CTV Information. “It’s arduous to maneuver on as a result of it’s arduous to overlook. I’m nonetheless worrying in regards to the end result of all of it.”
Her daughter, Randi Washik, stated it’s been tough watching her mom’s ordeal over the past two weeks.
“I haven’t slept because the incident and seeing a father or mother undergo that isn’t one thing you need to see,” she defined.
Washik’s son and daughter launched the GoFundMe web page to cowl the household’s authorized prices.
The preliminary purpose was $5,000 however they raised greater than double that quantity.
Then the household obtained extra dangerous information.
“We have been as much as about $12,000 and GoFundMe contacted me saying that, as a result of it was technically a felony cost, they have been shutting [the campaign] down,” Randi Washik stated.
The household did get $11,000 of the cash raised previous to the web page’s elimination.
They then began one other fundraiser on the GiveSendGo platform, as they’re unsure how lengthy their authorized saga will final.
“You actually don’t understand how a lot help you could have till one thing like this occurs,” Randi Washik stated. “It’s been fantastic.”
Wendy Washik in Simcoe, Ont. on Sept. 10, 2024. (Jeff Pickel/CTV Information)
Wendy Washik can be overwhelmed with the help she’s acquired.
“It simply wonderful,” she stated. “It’s been very overwhelming for all of us.”
On account of the felony cost, Washik was placed on paid go away by her college board. She doesn’t anticipate to return again to work till the case is resolved.
CTV Information reached out to GoFundMe for remark however didn’t get a response by our deadline.
Wendy Washik’s first courtroom look is on Sept. 24.
