A woman is facing charges after an alleged assault on a North Vancouver RCMP officer last week leading to serious but non-life-threatening head injuries.
According to an RCMP release, a report was received around 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 of two people trying to enter a parking lot in the 300 block of West 3rd Street in North Vancouver.
Officers came to the scene and located a woman matching the description provided by a witness. When officers were talking to her trying to confirm her identity, she fled, leading officers to chase her on foot, police say.
The officers caught the woman a short distance later, and in the process of arresting her she allegedly assaulted one of the officers, the RCMP release says.
An officer was kicked in the groin area during the the woman’s arrest, eventually leading to serious head injuries requiring eight stitches at the hospital, said spokesperson for North Vancouver RCMP Const. Mansoor Sahak, adding that the officer is now at home and will be off the job until he fully recovers.
“Despite all this, we will continue to do what we do, which is ensuring public safety and holding those accountable,” Sahak said.
During the investigation, police discovered the woman had several Canada-wide warrants and was breaking a release order for having a knife, the RCMP release says.
The BC Prosecution Service charged Roxanne Lydia Mcginty on Saturday, Feb. 8, with two counts of breach of release order, one count of assault on a peace officer and one count of resisting/obstructing a peace officer, according to the RCMP release. Mcginty is currently in custody and her next court appearance is scheduled for today (Feb. 11).
Abby Luciano is the Indigenous and civic affairs reporter for the North Shore News. This reporting beat is made possible by the Local Journalism Initiative.
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