This Representative’s investigation examines the lives and deaths of Kaitlynne, Max
and Cordon, three B.C. children killed by their father, Allan Schoenborn, on April 6, 2008.
These children were 10, 8 and 5 when they died. During their short lives, they lived with
the upheaval and anxiety caused by domestic violence, untreated parental mental illness
and addictions. The interplay of these issues brought Ministry of Children and Family
Development (MCFD) social workers and police into contact with the family numerous
times over several years. Many different workers were involved with the family in two
different communities.

In a search for safety, the children’s mother at times took them and fled from their
home, or moved to a new community entirely. The actions meant more instability for
the children, especially in the months before they were killed