Wanda Resmer says he didn’t see the news coming.
For more than two weeks, the people in Quadeville, Ontario, a small community surrounded by Renfrew County hills, were warned by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to keep their children nearby, even after an eight -year -old girl was found with serious injuries near the main drag on June 24.
OPP said they suspected an animal attack.
Then, earlier this week, they accused a 17 -year -old boy attempted sexual assassination and aggression. The results of the tests obtained on Wednesday did not reveal Animal DNA in the girl, police said.
It was a double devastating blow that Resmer says he left his heart broken.
“Maybe I shouldn’t say this,” said the former resident of Quadeville within the community center on Thursday, “”[but] Maybe I wish it was an animal. “
‘My heart fell’
The defendant, who cannot be appointed due to his age, must be returned to the Court at a later date. It is not clear if he is also a member of the community.
The girl was taken to Cheo, the Children’s Hospital in Ottawa. CBC News does not identify it to protect your privacy.
Resmer and her husband Junior knows the girl and her family. Quadeville, which is part of the largest municipality in Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan, is home to only about 300 people.
“My heart fell,” Junior said about learning about the adolescent’s charges.
He said that her priority is now helping the girl’s family while she continues to recover in the hospital. The community made a pastel sale on Thursday, and a dinner on Saturday raised more than $ 6,000.
“I’m proud of that,” said Junior. “That is good for a small community.”
“I knew it wasn’t an animal ‘
Wanda Resmer described Quadeville as a small quiet city where everyone knows everyone. He was preparing bingo cards for this Friday’s weekly game when CBC spoke with her on Thursday.
The residents were scared and worried during the two weeks, which led to the charges, he said.
“We didn’t know what was happening. There were many questions.”
OPP spokesman Bill Dickson said Tomorrow from Ottawa On Thursday that residents probably don’t have to keep their children inside.
Tomorrow from Ottawa10:27Adolescent accused of attempt at Attack against Girl in Quadeville, Ontario.
Initially, the Police said it suspected that an animal was behind the June 24 attack. Bill Dickson, a spokesman from the Eastern OPP region, gives us an update.
Another resident of Quadeville, Beccie Snider, said she was relieved of the police who made an arrest, but added that the news is sad.
“I knew it wasn’t an animal,” he said.
Dickson said the security warning issued on June 24 was one of the most difficult with which he has had to deal with.
“We didn’t want to cause excess of panic, but we didn’t want to minimize the potential that there could be a risk for someone else,” he said.
The OPP celebrates a town hall on Saturday afternoon.
