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Suspicious Death at Abbotsford Care Home Triggers Major Crime Investigation

Investigators rely on medical expertise in an early-stage probe with resident safety measures remaining heightened.

Menno Home in Abbotsford.
Menno Home in Abbotsford, where two residents were taken to hospital after suffering suspicious medical emergencies.

Overview

  • Abbotsford Regional Hospital alerted police on July 6 after two Menno Home residents were transferred under suspicious medical emergencies.
  • One resident died on July 10 and the other remains under care at the hospital.
  • The Abbotsford Police Major Crime Unit has assumed conduct of the probe, describing it as complex and in its early stage.
  • Detectives are drawing on medical experts and cooperation from health agencies to determine what transpired.
  • Menno Home is governed by the Mennonite Benevolent Society, funded by the Fraser Health Authority, and has enhanced safeguards for resident protection.