Author Munro claimed daughter lied about abuse

By Associated Press

Jul 14, 2024 12:06 am

TORONTO, Canada — A retired police detective involved in the arrest of the husband of Canadian Nobel laureate Alice Munro 20 years ago said on Friday he was disturbed by the author's reaction when she learned her husband would be charged for sexually assaulting her daughter.

Retired Ontario Provincial Police Detective Sam Lazarevich remembers a very angry Munro accusing her daughter of lying when he visited Munro's home in 2004 to inform the husband that he was going to be charged.

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