Trial Today For Second Nurse Charged After Patient Froze To Death On Regional Hospital Grounds

by Bobby NockFebruary 18, 2020

The trial is due to start today for the second nurse charged after a patient froze to death in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital parking lot.

48 year-old Valerie MacGillivary from Glace Bay faces a count of forgery in the case.

43 year-old Tammy Carrigan-Warner from Sydney River is also charged with forgery.

Her trial wrapped up late last month and the judge is due to deliver his verdict on April 28^th.

Both MacGillivary and Carrigan-Warner were fired from their jobs after being accused of making false notes about the status of patient 79-year-old Colin Francis MacDonald whose body was found on hospital grounds.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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