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a Gastown office.

Hama, 38, was arrested by Nortiit Vancouver
RCMP after her 18-month-old daughter Kaya
Hama-Werbes fell 45.5 metres (149 ft.) Sep.
22 from the wobbly bridge to a rocky ledge
next to the Capilano River. Kaya miraculously
survived,

Ellis said Hama shouted for assistance and
asked that 9-1-1 be called after the incident
happened. She then phoned Kjeld Werbes, th
child’s father. The 54-year-old securities lawyer
hung up on her and called the police zo report
his estranged wife had thrown the child from
the bridge.

“She i is a loving parent whose child suffered
2 terrible accident,” Ellis said. “She turned to

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the child’s father at whe time of crisis. That was
evidently a mistake. F ‘or thar mi istake her ordeal
has been compounded.”

Police detained and questioned Hama, w ith-
out a lawyer, for the masimum 24 hours, She
was released without charges on Sept. 23. Ellis
sud she was denied medical attention for an
injury to her ankle that occurred on the bridge.

On Sept. 24, North Vanconver RCMP used
a search warrant to raid Hama’s Fairview Slopes
residence, Computers and a diary were targets
of the seizure. Ellis said police broke-in Hama’s
door.

The search warrant said Hama is under
investigation for attempted murder.

Ellis said Hama had an eight sear relation-
ship with Werbes and produced Kaya and
Jovan, a five-year-old son. Despite the couple’s

More bears roaming about

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garage sale with about five peo-
ple was nearby.
“We couldn’t take a chance

-of this bear running foose with
all. these people there,” said
Barnes.

_ Atwo-year-old adult female
was shot. The bear was the
27h killed this year on the
North Shore. Six vother bears

. have been relocated, according
to coiservation oftice statistics.

Last year /on the North
Shore seven bears were killed
and wo” -were!. relocated.
Conservation . . officer “Cam
Schley said Jast year’s statistics
were more the norm for the

‘North Shore.

«He said this year has been
unusual because of the large
snow: mM pack 2 ‘and wert ‘spring

d the berry crop

ron food) at high elevations.
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pear from urban arcas next
month.

Barnes said in North
Vancouver conservation offi-
cers are currently monitoring:
one or two bears in Decp
Cove, one on Plymouth Drive
and Mount § Szymour Parkway
and one in the 4400-block of
Skyline Drive. In West

"Vancouver, one bear is in the

3000-block and another bear
in. 2000-block below the
Upper Levels Highway; ovo
bears are near Miilscream in the
British Properties and one in
Sentinel! Hill. The Millstream
bears are cating garbage. The
rest are cating berries and fruic
left on residential trees.

On Monday — afternoon,
conservaticn - officers, North
‘Shore Rescue Team members
and North Vancouver RCMP
were called out to an apparent-
ly abandoned camp site near

Elsie Lake in Mount Seymour -

Provincial Park.
Schley said a hiker had
found the camp with food scat-

"-tered-around ‘it and a pot of
boiling water or a lit camping

stove.,“Just prior to finding the: «

camp, he heard what he
thought was growling sounds
and a bit ofa commotion,” said
Schiev.

The hiker, Tori Stiegelmar,
saw footprints and what he
believed were bear tracks.
Schley said the hiker blew a
whistle three times, yelled and
waited for about 25 minutes.
He hiked out and called B.C.
Parks officials.

Schley said a helicopter was
used to go to the area. Two
hikers that had been ac the
campsite were found to be OK.
There was no bear.

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separation 21 months ago, Hama has had cus-
tedy of the children. Hama and Werbes have
been involved in messy divorce proceedings in
B.C. Supreme Court.

Kaya, who has Down's syndrome, under-
went heart surgery shortly after her birth.
Hama did consider adoption in the first few
months of Kaya's life, a choice that was appar-
ently suggested by a hospital social worker, Ellis
said.

Police believe Hama used the Internet to
pur Kaya up for adoption.

“She thought that someone else might be
better able to give Kava the life she wanted for
her,” Ellis said. “Ultimately, she

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did not choose that option. She chase to com-
mit herself to being a full-time parent to her
two children.”

Hama has been dealing with the stress of
being a single parent. Her financial woes have
been exacerbated by Werbes’ failure to obey
court orders.

“The North Vancouver RCMP may well
define this investigation as ‘ongoing’ until
everyone but Ms. Hama has forgotten about

” Ellis said. “It is nor expected that they will
concede that their investigation turned up no
foundation to support the dreadful allegation
by Mr. Werbes.”

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