HALIFAX - Three charges have been dropped against a woman with an intellectual disability who was accused of biting and hitting a staff member at a Halifax care facility.
The Crown told provincial court today that after assessing the case, it decided not to proceed with charges of assault, assault with a weapon and breach of probation against Nichele Benn.
Halifax police alleged the woman bit and struck an employee of the Quest Regional Rehabilitation Centre with a foam letter and a shoe on Dec. 12, 2013.
After Benn was charged, her mother Brenda Hardiman said she didn't believe the case should go before the courts because her daughter has a brain disorder.
At the time, Hardiman said it was a health issue, not a criminal one.
Outside court today, Hardiman said she was relieved her family's legal battle has come to an end.
