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    Calgary woman viciously beaten in Mexico is released from hospital

    By The Canadian Press | Associated Press – Tue, Feb 21, 2012

    CALGARY - An Alberta woman who was severely beaten in Mexico has been released from hospital.

    But relatives say Sheila Nabb still has "a lengthy recovery" in front of her and will likely need further surgery for her extensive facial injuries.

    Nabb, 37, was found lying in a pool of blood in the elevator of the five-star Hotel Riu Emerald Bay resort in Mazatlan in mid-January.

    Mexican authorities have charged Jose Ramon Acosta Quintero, 28, with attempted murder.

    Quintero was presented to the media at a news conference in early February. At the time he said he and a friend sneaked into the hotel to have some drinks at the bar and he ran into a naked Nabb in the elevator.

    He said they started talking and he blocked the elevator door because he was drunk and wanted to chat more. He said he panicked when she started screaming and he hit her. Quintero denied he wanted to kill her.

    He later told a local newspaper he was forced to sign a confession without being allowed to read it or speak to a lawyer, though Mexican authorities are standing by the arrest and say they have videotape from a surveillance camera of him leaving the elevator.

    Several bones in Nabb's face were broken and her jaw was wired shut while she was under care in Mexico. She was briefly in a medically induced coma and also had pneumonia.

    Nabb was eventually brought back to Calgary and underwent reconstructive surgery on her face, which was deemed successful.

    On Tuesday, Nabb's family released a statement saying she had been released from hospital.

    "(She) is currently being cared for by her family with the help of some very close and great friends," said the release.

    "She and her family remain positive in the outcome of this process as she has been receiving excellent care since she has been back in Calgary. Sheila is also aware of the tremendous support she and our family have received and it warms her heart."

     
    • sodagrrl
      sodagrrl  •  Princeton, New Jersey  •  3 mths ago
      The last time I stayed at a hotel in Mexico, they didn't allow the locals to enter the bar or the pool area. Now I can see why.
      • HANK HILL
        HANK HILL 3 mths ago
        HELLO AGAIN!
      • Carlsbad Tripper
        Carlsbad Tripper 3 mths ago
        Good thing, you probably would of been raped, robbed, and stabbed in that order.
        And then, left to die.
    • William
      William  •  3 mths ago
      If we're going to invade another country that actually poses a threat to the citizens of this nation then Mexico should be first on the list. It makes much more sense than our invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq...
    • Warrior-Woman
      Warrior-Woman  •  New York, New York  •  3 mths ago
      The woman was in the elevator NAKED? Now there's something you don't see every day, especially in five-star hotels (or what passes for one in Mexico). Wonder why don't I believe this loser?
    • Tina
      Tina  •  3 mths ago
      Wasn't Mexico just whining because our government issued an alert saying travel in Mexico is not safe? Yes they did! Liars.
      • C.
        C. 3 mths ago
        Hello! She was canadian! that's the other country above us. If she were in the U.S. she would know...... read the article.
      • Earl
        Earl 3 mths ago
        Let Mexico whine as long as they keep their **** on their side of the border we need to stay up here in ours. The borders need to CLOSED and quarantined we need a fence "electrified".
      • Rick
        Rick 3 mths ago
        Beaverton, you don't get out much, do you? ever heard of travel advisories?
    • Harry
      Harry  •  3 mths ago
      One more reason to NOT go to Mexico. One more reason to finish the fence.
      • Concord
        Concord 3 mths ago
        Naked broads in elevators ... sounds like a reason TO GO to Mexico.
    • CURTIS
      CURTIS  •  3 mths ago
      "Interesting...he ran into a naked Nabb in the elevator.", but Yahoo! doesn't give any details why she was naked or if the perp is making things up. Is this a clothing optional five star hotel or is something funny going on? Why should the Canadian Press and AP include such a juicy detail if they don't follow up on it? Professional reporters need to get their acts together.
      • Ian
        Ian 3 mths ago
        idiot, that is what the criminal said. The reporter is quoting the mexican!
    • Rick
      Rick  •  Sunnyvale, California  •  3 mths ago
      He ran into a naked Nabb in the elevator?
      Really,if true she needs to pick a better vacation spot.
      • Concord
        Concord 3 mths ago
        Ummm .... maybe she needs to keep her clothes on in public ...
    • Louis
      Louis  •  Los Angeles, California  •  3 mths ago
      who in their right mind would visit mexico, you are safer in Somalia.
    • Dee
      Dee  •  3 mths ago
      What's she doing in an elevator naked????
    • Paladin
      Paladin  •  Middlesboro, Kentucky  •  3 mths ago
      Oh, I can't keep track of how many times I've gotten on an elevator with a naked woman.
    • Duffer
      Duffer  •  3 mths ago
      The Mexican press reported that when she was discovered in the elevator she was unconscious and her face and torn clothing were covered with blood.
    • Angry Blackdude
      Angry Blackdude  •  Detroit, Michigan  •  3 mths ago
      she caught a beat down in a 5 resort star hotel? dang, I hate to see what you get in a hwy. motel?
    • Sun of a Beach
      Sun of a Beach  •  Pleasanton, California  •  3 mths ago
      The more mexicans and centrals the U.S. government allows into this country the more it will resemble the crapholes these people migrated from.
    • Truth Hurts
      Truth Hurts  •  3 mths ago
      Naked in the elevator? Anything is possible, however, no means no. Hope this man is locked up for a very long time. Hope she recovers quickly and receives all the help counseling she needs. Awful.
    • John
      John  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      Mexico is a craap hole - the more mexicans that come North, the more like Mexico the North becomes.... wake up people and TAKE A STAND. The same goes to hoo ga boos ...
    • Christopher
      Christopher  •  3 mths ago
      OVER 50,000 people killed in the last ten years.....this is worse than some of the wars. a nightmare and we call it Mexico!
    • Wayne
      Wayne  •  3 mths ago
      I visited Mazatlan once and wasn't very impressed. A large dirty city with resorts that any predator can slip into. Puerto Vallarta was nice though...probably the ONLY city in Mexico I would visit again (and actually feel safe in the clubs and resorts). Happy to hear she survived and is recovering.
    • jstdve
      jstdve  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  3 mths ago
      I guess the tourism board will say this was an " isolated incident " .
    • Tims
      Tims  •  3 mths ago
      hey everybody! lets all act like stupid white people and go to mexico where all the killing is happening!!
    • Morgan Katz
      Morgan Katz  •  Plainfield, Indiana  •  3 mths ago
      "...he blocked the elevator door because he was drunk and wanted to chat more. He said he panicked when she started screaming and he hit her." Yea, I think he wanted to do more than talks.!
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