{"id":531022,"date":"2026-03-12T08:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/531022\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T08:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T08:36:10","slug":"b-c-woman-says-her-bedridden-mother-was-sexually-assaulted-in-care-home-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/531022\/","title":{"rendered":"B.C. woman says her bedridden mother was sexually assaulted in care home – BC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A northern B.C. woman says her mother, who is bedridden with a debilitating disease, was sexually assaulted inside her care home.<\/p>\n

The attack is alleged to have happened on Feb. 13 at the Peace Villa Care Home in Fort St. John, which is operated by Northern Health.<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s daughter, whom Global News is identifying only as \u201cAmber,\u201d says her mother is living with late-stage Huntington\u2019s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder that has left her bedridden.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really upset with it,\u201d Amber said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, she didn\u2019t deserve that at all. Nobody ever does. So it\u2019s just a really, really bad feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amber said she was called on Feb. 13 by staff at the care home, who told her there was an incident between her mother and another resident, in which they allegedly found the man locked in her mother\u2019s room and he sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n

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She added that her mother\u2019s physical limitations would have made it impossible for her to call for help or defend herself.<\/p>\n

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Amber said that since that night, her mother has been noticeably shaken.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is a little uneasy, I\u2019d say, with people coming into a room. She\u2019s upset with it, she\u2019s mad,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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The BC RCMP say an investigation is ongoing and active and no one has yet been charged.<\/p>\n

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Northern Health says it is supporting the resident and family and it takes the incident very seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn response to any incidents and\/or violence in our facilities, immediate steps are taken to ensure resident safety, including enhanced monitoring, additional staffing and security supports,\u201d they said in a statement.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe can confirm that Peace Villa, which is a multi-wing facility, did recently implement dedicated units for male and female residents. Placement on specific units\/wings is based on the care and safety needs of individual residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Health is cooperating with the RCMP\u2019s ongoing investigation, and any updates in that regard would be for RCMP to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n

Health Minister Josie Osborne said she is also working with Northern Health.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny situation like this needs to be learned from, so that we can do everything we can to ensure that standards are met for patient and resident safety in any facility or long-term care facility,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Amber said she is speaking out to get some accountability for her mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what my mom would want. She would want somebody to be held accountable. She would want people to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

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