Calgary security guard dies, woman charged after confrontation over package thefts

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A Calgary pistillate has been charged with manslaughter aft a information defender died trying to halt her from allegedly stealing packages successful an bureau lobby.

Police allege defender was trying to intervene erstwhile pushed, hitting his head

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 08, 2025 3:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

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Police accidental surveillance video shows fatal confrontation successful bureau lobby connected March 13. (David Bell/CBC)

A Calgary pistillate has been charged with manslaughter aft a information defender died trying to halt her from allegedly stealing packages successful an bureau lobby.

Police accidental information camera footage shows the confrontation, which occurred astir 3 weeks agone connected March 13.

They accidental the footage shows the defender trying to halt the pistillate from taking the packages, but she pushed him and caused him to autumn backward and deed his caput connected the ground.

As helium laic there, the footage shows the pistillate making her mode to a adjacent office, wherever it's believed she stole a laptop and different items, constabulary say.

The guard, identified arsenic 73-year-old George Fernandez, was recovered successful superior information by unit arriving for enactment astir 8 a.m.

He died successful infirmary a time later.

Amanda Robyn Ahenakew, 45, has been charged with manslaughter successful narration to the death.

She is scheduled to look successful tribunal connected April 16.

With files from CBC News

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