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Police watchdog investigating after woman found in 'critical condition' after release from Island jail

The British Columbia Independent Investigations Office is conducting an inquiry after a woman was discovered in medical distress in Port Hardy on April 10, shortly after her release from RCMP custody.
On the evening of April 9, the woman was taken into RCMP custody and held in a police cell before being released at approximately 3:00 a.m. On April 10, leading the IIO to request witnesses who may have seen her during the hours following her release.
The individual, a woman of Indigenous heritage in her twenties, approximately 5'1" tall with red hair and a medium build, was located around 7:45 a.m. Near the area where Douglas and Rupert streets meet.
Around 7:45 in the morning, the woman was discovered close to where Douglas and Rupert streets meet, showing signs of medical emergency, and was subsequently transported to a hospital in critical condition.
The woman did not die and is no longer in critical condition, while the IIO continues its inquiry and urges anyone with information from 3:00 to 7:45 a.m. To contact them.

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Woman found in 'critical condition' after release from B.C. jail, watchdog investigating

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