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Man Charged After Child Reportedly Held over Whistler, B.C., Hotel Balcony
WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 17 – Jason Frost faces charges including abandoning a child after bystanders alerted police to a high-risk event that led to medical care and mental health detentions, RCMP said.
- On Canada Day in 2024, multiple witnesses alerted the RCMP after seeing a man hold a child over a balcony at a busy Whistler hotel during celebrations.
- The incident unfolded during highly visible Canada Day events, prompting swift and professional RCMP response amid reports of screaming and damage inside the hotel room.
- Police took a man and woman into custody under mental health provisions, and the child was treated by medical professionals; the prompt assistance from witnesses played a crucial role in rescuing the child.
- Late last month, 45-year-old non-resident Jason Frost was formally accused of neglecting a child and not supplying essential care following the incident.
- The RCMP highlighted the importance of reporting suspected child abuse, and acknowledged the incident's impact on the community and witnesses that day.
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The Toronto StarPolice say man charged with after holding child over hotel balcony in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER - Mounties in Whistler, B.C., say a man has been charged with abandoning a child and failing to provide the necessaries of life over allegations he held the child over a balcony at a hotel.
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