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A 38-year-old woman employed as an educational assistant at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in Kensington, P.E.I., is facing multiple assault charges after a police investigation involving an eight-year-old student.
Kensington Police Service began the investigation after receiving a complaint from the Public Schools Branch. Police have not released the accused woman’s name and say no further details have been made public.
What police have confirmed
The case centres on allegations connected to Queen Elizabeth Elementary School, where the accused was employed as an educational assistant.
Police have confirmed the investigation involved an eight-year-old student. They have not released additional information about the circumstances of the allegations.
The woman has been charged with three counts of assault, one count of assault with a weapon and three counts of assault causing bodily harm.
Charges now before court
The accused is expected to appear in Summerside provincial court at a later date.
Kensington police have said the matter is now before the courts and that no further information will be released at this time.
“As this matter is now before the courts, no further information will be released at this time,” Kensington police said in a statement reported by CTV News.
That leaves the public record limited to a small number of confirmed details: the accused’s age and role at the school, the involvement of an eight-year-old student, the complaint from the Public Schools Branch, the charges laid and the expected court appearance.
Name has not been released
Police have not released the accused woman’s name.
No further details have been released by police, including any additional information about the complaint, the investigation or the allegations behind the charges.
The lack of further public information means the case is moving forward with only the confirmed charge list available outside the courtroom.
A limited public record
For now, the case remains defined as much by what has not been released as by what has.
Police have confirmed the complaint came from the Public Schools Branch, that the investigation involved an eight-year-old student, and that the accused was employed as an educational assistant at Queen Elizabeth Elementary School.
The next public step is expected to come in Summerside provincial court, where the accused is scheduled to appear at a later date.
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