Woman found in critical condition hours after release from Port Hardy police cells
Independent investigators are evaluating a police interaction with a woman who was found in medical distress hours after being released from jail in Port Hardy.
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The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. said the woman was arrested on the evening of April 9 and taken to police cells. She was released at about 3 a.m. the following day.
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The IIO was contacted later on April 10 after the woman was found at about 7:45 a.m. near the intersection of Douglas and Rupert streets in medical distress. She was taken to hospital where she was found to be in critical condition.
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The IIO will decide whether to investigate once it determines whether the injury meets the threshold of serious harm as defined by the Police Act, and whether there is a connection between the serious harm and the actions or inactions of RCMP officers.
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