3rd teen charged in connection with Jackie Healey attack at Selkirk rehab facility

A third teen has been charged in connection with the brutal attack onJackie Healey at the Selkirk Behavioural Health Foundationlast month.

The 16-year-old boyfromSelkirk, Man.,was arrested on June 1 for "counsellinganother person" in a criminal offence.

He has now been charged with many of the sameoffences faced by two other two teens, including:

• Aggravated assault.
• Robbery.
• Unlawful confinement.
• Theft of a motorvehicle.
• Failureto comply with prior court conditions.

RCMP said the teen was not present at the attack. But he was a former resident of the facility.

"We were able to determine that this youth was a counsel to the offense, which basically means he incited or counseled the other two into committing the attack and the robbery on the two victims," said Sgt. Bert Paquet.

"We're still trying to determine the level of his involvement. Whether he bailed out at the last minute or if the intent the entire way was to just counselthe other two and the other two alone into committing that offence."

On May 29,Healeywas beaten with bats and pool balls by residents atSelkirkBehavioural Health Foundation, an addictions treatment centre in the small city about 35 kilometres north of Winnipeg. In addition to having her left eyeblinded, her skull was fractured and some of her teeth were broken.

The 23-year-old Red River College student was on a work placement at the Selkirkaddictions treatment centre at thetime of the attack.

Healey'ssupervisor was also injured in the incident. Her son,KirkLinklater, said she played dead in thehopethat would stop her attackers.

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Last week two boys, aged 16 and 17, were arrested by RCMP in connection with the incident.

The names of the accused can't be released due to provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.