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Nanaimo man charged in attack on terminally ill woman in Sicamous: RCMP

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Home invasion of terminally-ill Sicamous cancer patient
A terminally-ill Sicamous woman has been rushed to hospital after being brutally assaulted in a violent home invasion. As Jules Knox reports, police have found the getaway vehicle, but the men are still at large and considered armed and dangerous – Oct 27, 2018

RCMP in Nanaimo have arrested a 37-year-old man in connection with the beating of a terminally-ill woman in Sicamous.

Police say two armed men forced their way into the home in Sicamous. A 59-year-old female victim, who is terminally ill with cancer, was held at gunpoint and kicked in the face during the alleged home invasion.

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A female waited outside while this was going on.

Facing six charges in connection with the incident is 37-year-old Robert Christopher Bomba.

Those charges include forcible confinement, break and enter, assault causing bodily harm, and possession of stolen property.

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