Star of Courage
Awarded on: 2010-06-29
Invested on: 2011-10-28
Fontella Twoyoungmen, S.C. (posthumous)
Star of Courage
Vanna Jade Twoyoungmen, M.B.
Medal of Bravery
On June 24, 2006, sisters Fontella and Vanna Twoyoungmen desperately tried to protect one another from a vicious attack at the hands of Vanna's husband, in Morley, Alberta. During an argument with the intoxicated and enraged man, Vanna was violently harmed. Fontella jumped in between them, trying to stop the aggressor, who then turned on her as well. Vanna grabbed a broom and hit the man, hoping he would stop attacking her sister. He left the house momentarily and when he returned, he grabbed Fontella, threw her to the floor and began to savagely beat her again. He then took hold of Vanna, forced her into his vehicle and drove her to a relative's house. As for Fontella, she was brought to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries six months later.