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Grandma Allegedly Died Bloodied After Botched Euthanasia Attempt

  • Brigitte Stegemann, 83, died on July 10 through Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program at The Pearl care home in Cannifton, Ontario.
  • Her granddaughter, Brigitte Kranendonk, says Stegemann had previously rejected assisted dying and later cried, “I’ve made a mistake,” before the procedure.
  • Kranendonk alleges that a nurse repeatedly struggled to place the IV, causing extensive bleeding, while a doctor used the term “medicine” rather than clearly explaining death.
  • The family is seeking investigations by Ontario authorities and Belleville Police, which said the case is open and under investigation.
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Two days before the planned euthanasia, Kranendonk asked her grandmother very directly: "Do you know that you will die on Friday?" After hearing this, Stegemann became "inconsolable".

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An 83-year-old Christian woman was euthanized in Canada against her will under Canada’s assisted death system. Her granddaughter Brigitte Kranendonk says that two days before the procedure, her grandmother cried and said she had made a mistake. Brigitte Kranendonk wanted to make sure before the euthanasia that her grandmother was even aware of what was about to happen. “She used […] The post 83-year-old grandmother cried two days before euthanas…

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voz.us broke the news on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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