Murder victim's mom hospitalized

posted on 02/26/08

The mother of Karissa Boudreau was taken to hospital Monday morning for undisclosed reasons.

Paramedics and police responded to a call to Penny Boudreau’s apartment at 220 Jubilee Road in Bridgewater just after 9:30 a.m. Ms Boudreau was moved by stretcher to a waiting ambulance, which then transported her to South Shore Regional Hospital.

The hospital would not verify her identity or reveal her condition.

Chief Brent Crowhurst of the Bridgewater Police refused to confirm that the woman taken to hospital was Ms Boudreau and would not reveal the nature of the emergency.

“We do not comment on assisting EHS responding to calls of persons in distress,” the chief said.

Ms Boudreau reported her daughter missing on January 27. The 12 year old had been living with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, Vernon MacCumber, at their Jubilee Road apartment since mid-November.

Karissa’s body was found on the bank of the LaHave River just beyond Bridgewater town limits on February 9. She had been murdered.

Police arrested and questioned two suspects known to Karissa on February 14, but released them without laying charges. The investigation is ongoing.