Kevin Lee Barrett, 60 appeared in court May 7 on charges of attempted murder.
It’s alleged Barret assaulted a 79-year-old woman, drove her up to a forested area of Westside Road and left her in the bush on April 29.
It is alleged that the victim was his mother.
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The elderly woman was seriously injured and was in desperate need of medical attention.
A man and a woman helped the 79-year-old woman out of the rural backcountry to the RCMP and paramedics where she was rushed to hospital.
Barrett will appear in court again for a bail hearing May 13 at 9:30 a.m.
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