The wife of the police chief in Delta, B.C., will not be charged after she allegedly turned a garden hose on a woman who had been walking in front of their home, Global News has learned.
Lorraine Dubord, whose partner is Chief Neil Dubord, was investigated for possible assault and threats after the incident outside her home at Centennial Beach in June, when she allegedly sprayed Kiran Sidhu.
The BC Prosecution Service confirmed that rather than charges, Dubord will face alternative measures. That’s an option commonly given to young offenders or adults with no criminal history in which they accept responsibility for the crime and make amends.
Surrey RCMP, which investigated the file, had initially recommended two charges, Sidhu said.
They included one count of uttering threats for allegedly threatening to push her off the rocks in front of the Dubords’ home, and one of assault for allegedly spraying her with the hose, according to Sidhu.
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“I was told that even if they did pursue these charges it would likely result in a conditional or absolute discharge, which would mean nothing at all,” said Sidhu.
She said she hopes Dubord takes this opportunity to understanding that what she did was wrong and the impact it has on the victims and society in general, and that “her position and her husband’s role in the community are important in how she conducts herself.”
Sidhu said she is still not sure if she wants a personal apology from Dubord, but that a previous apology published in a local newspaper did not appear sincere.
“I’m not closed off to it, but I don’t think now is the time for it,” Sidhu said.
The prosecution service shared a section of its policy on alternative measures that says Crown lawyers are encouraged to use alternative measures in “every case where the successful completion of an alternative measures program can achieve the most important objectives of a court prosecution.”
The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner is still investigating misconduct allegations related to how the Delta Police Department handled the case.