B.C. man arrested in hockey arena attack that sent 1 to hospital

Brady Strachan · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 10, 2025 8:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 10 minutes ago

RCMP accidental a Grand Forks, B.C., antheral is facing an aggravated battle complaint aft a combat broke retired among fans astatine a inferior hockey crippled past month.

They accidental the 57-year-old fishy turned himself successful astatine the Trail RCMP detachment connected Feb. 8, wherever helium was arrested and released nether a committedness to look successful tribunal successful June.

The apprehension stems from an incidental astatine a Junior A Tier 2 hockey crippled astatine Fruitvale's Beaver Valley Arena past month, erstwhile constabulary accidental the usage of an aerial horn began a dispute.

Things escalated and a man was violently thrown to the ground, suffering superior injuries that sent him to infirmary for much than a week, according to police.

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Ali Grieve is simply a manager with the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary who knows the victim.

She says helium sustained a concussion and underwent country connected some his legs to repair torn tendons.

Grieve, who is besides the seat of Beaver Valley Recreation, says though the unfortunate is present backmost astatine home, the interaction of the battle connected him is ongoing.

"The full household is inactive successful unsmooth signifier and, astir importantly, helium is focused connected however helium is going to supply for his family," she said.

Meanwhile, Grieve says committee members with the territory person voted unanimously successful favour of processing a argumentation to prohibition sound makers, similar aerial horns, successful territory arenas.