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Sheila Nabb, Mexico Beating Victim, Released From Hospital

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First Posted: 02/21/2012 11:57 pm Updated: 02/22/2012 4:14 am

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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."

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Saucy Tom
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12:48 PM on 02/22/2012
Still doesn't explain why she was in the elevator in the middle of the night, nude. Awful lot of this story missing.
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AlisonCarnie
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11:51 AM on 02/22/2012
There are 197 countries in the world ... why does anyone go to Mexico?!?!?!
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arkaytroll
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02:54 PM on 02/22/2012
ya mexico is gross. i got sic twice on my vacation this xmas. DO NOT EAT BBQ SHRIMP ON THE BEACH!!
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Gina Tadi
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07:29 PM on 02/22/2012
Mexico is close. It is warm. It is reasonably priced. The people are friendly and forgiving of tourists who over-drink and act stupid. The food is good and the music and culture are wonderful.

Unfortunately, it is flooded with firearms from the U.S and an element of the population is trying to establish control of the drug traffic into the unsatiable market of the US and Canada.

Accidents, armed robberies etc. happen everywhere. Getting caught in the crossfire of a shoot-out is VERY RARE but happens even in Toronto or Vancouver or Los Angeles or New York (over and over).

The jury is still out on the Sheila Nabb case. Why has there been no spoken/written statement of what she recollects? Why was she not in bed with her husband at 2 a.m.?

Does this answer your question?
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jel3800
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07:44 PM on 02/23/2012
Seems the torest was not the only one drunk and acting stupid. Unfortunately can not argue too much about the US drug market driving a lot of voilence. Maybe our ATF will stop sending guns down if Mexico stops sending drugs up....but not sure either side really wants to stop that...certainly not enough to enforce any semblance of border security
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KatelynMade
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11:25 AM on 02/22/2012
Ugh, this whole thing is so sick and tragic
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americanuk
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12:53 AM on 02/22/2012
there is more to this.
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Lisa Nazarko Fife
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01:00 AM on 02/22/2012
What I don't get is why he had no marks on his hands considering the severity of her facial injuries.
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coffeegirl18
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10:52 AM on 02/22/2012
Definitely. He probably directly tried to attack her....or maybe it's a race thing....did they check that it wasn't because she ran into something. Plus why the hell was she naked in an elevator????
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cdnman
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03:55 PM on 02/22/2012
One early report said she may have been sleepwalking, but I don't know if that was ever confirmed.
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