The security guard stabbed in the Campbell River Walmart in December, 2021 is disgusted by a judgeB次元官网网址檚 decision to acquit the man charged in the incident.
B次元官网网址淲e need a justice system that actually works for the people,B次元官网网址� Ron Beaven said. B次元官网网址淲e used to have a good justice system. Canada was a good place, you know. IB次元官网网址檝e really lost faith in our government.B次元官网网址�
Beaven, 70, was on the job in the Campbell River Walmart Dec. 7, 2021, when he stepped in to help another security guard B次元官网网址� who just happened to be his wife Leanne B次元官网网址� who was asking a man to leave the store.
The man had previously been told to leave the store but had returned in a disguise that included wearing a wig.
Ron rounded a corner and before he could assess the situation, he was attacked with a blade.
B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 recognize him because he had this wig on and all this. So before I even knew, boom, he had me in a (head)lock,B次元官网网址� Ron said.
Ron found himself in a position where he couldnB次元官网网址檛 move to protect himself.
This was the first time in his 30-plus year career in security that someone had got the jump on him like that.
B次元官网网址淎nd all these years, you know B次元官网网址� nobody ever got me in a position like that,B次元官网网址� Ron said. B次元官网网址淎nd he just kept stabbing and stabbing and stabbing and I said to him B次元官网网址榟avenB次元官网网址檛 you done enough?B次元官网网址� Because I was starting to, I was starting to B次元官网网址� fade. I was starting to slide. And finally he let me go.B次元官网网址�
The man then left with a number of 55-inch TVs.
Leanne took off her body cam harness to wrap around RonB次元官网网址檚 arm and one of the store employees, who was a former first responder, and another woman, an ER nurse, took over the first aid, saving RonB次元官网网址檚 life.
Ron was stabbed numerous times, lost a lot of blood and was rushed to hospital in critical condition.
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Ron suffers from permanent nerve damage in his arm and struggles with PTSD as a result of the incident.
Charges stemming from the incident were laid against Nathan Sprout.
He was released from custody May 26 after a judge ruled that he was not guilty on all charges.
The Mirror was not in court on that day and the judgeB次元官网网址檚 reasons for judgement have not been posted online by the BC Provincial Court.
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The incident has left the Beavens shocked and shaken.
B次元官网网址淚 just canB次元官网网址檛 make sense of it,B次元官网网址� Leanne said. B次元官网网址淭hatB次元官网网址檚 basically what it comes down to and itB次元官网网址檚 hard. ItB次元官网网址檚 hard to, you know, itB次元官网网址檚 hard to accept.B次元官网网址�
She recognizes that they have to move on with their lives B次元官网网址渂ut itB次元官网网址檚 just not right. ItB次元官网网址檚 wrong. And, like I said before, you know, that weB次元官网网址檙e not the only ones where, you know, the system has failed us.B次元官网网址�
Leanne feels she should do something about this but feels helpless.
B次元官网网址淚 want to take some action and I donB次元官网网址檛 know where to start, right? Like yeah, because itB次元官网网址檚 just so outrageous.B次元官网网址�
She says thereB次元官网网址檚 a lot of interest in their story and theyB次元官网网址檙e overwhelmed by the support theyB次元官网网址檝e received from people.
B次元官网网址淚t really means a lot but, you know, that in itself says how outraged the public is, right?B次元官网网址�
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