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A northern Ontario girl who survived being hit by an SUV and a machete attack that cut off her hand is recovering in an Ottawa hospital as her attacker, believed to be her ex-boyfriend, awaits his next court appearance .

Ontario Provincial Police have not identified the victim or the accused in the Nov. 3 incident in Cobalt, northeast of Sudbury, but have since indicated it was a case of intimate partner violence. according to CTV. The National Post has contacted the OPP for comment.

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However, a GoFundMe started by the family of 16-year-old victim Kaylie Smith, and multiple media reports name her 18-year-old ex-boyfriend Philip Rivard-Gagnon as the alleged attacker.

“He used his vehicle to pin her to rocks so he could get out and mutilate her,” said Paige Smith, Kaylie’s cousin and creator of the fundraising effort. Postmedia’s Sudbury Starelaborating on the details in her fundraising post.

“He was trying to cut off his head. The wounds — they get you through them and they told a story. She was struggling. She fought him after being hit by a car.”

“mutilated her”

The official OPP statement, as reported by the Star, says officers from the Temiskaming detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision around 6 p.m. and found a 16-year-old female with life-threatening injuries following a “altercations”. with an 18-year-old man who then fled the scene.

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witnesses seems to have stepped in to offer Kaylie helped her before first responders arrived and rushed her to Temiskaming Hospital. She was soon airlifted to the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario to be treated for multiple serious injuries.

“He didn’t just hit her once or twice with a machete. He maimed her,” Paige told Star.

Despite the immense trauma, Paige said Kaylie remained awake following the attack and was able to communicate with first responders.

“This little girl is so strong, she stayed conscious so she could give people the name of her attacker and tell them her name and what happened to her,” Paige said.

Rivard-Gagnon was arrested later that evening when his mother turned him in to police, according to Paige. He was charged with attempted murder; serious assault; possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and breaching a conditional sentence order.

According to CBCthe latest charge is related to an attack on Smith’s stepfather in May, for which the sentence — house arrest and other conditions — was reduced on Oct. 29, just days before the alleged attack on Kaylie.

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Court documents quoted by CTV shows that Rivard-Gagnon was not allowed to leave her Haileybury home at the time of the incident except for “medical emergencies, going to and from school, work, court, religious services, appointments and sessions for evaluation, treatment or counseling “.

OPP Community Liaison Officer Const. Martin Thibault of nearby Temiskaming Shores told the Star that “the accused is an 18-year-old male and therefore is considered an adult in the Canadian justice system.”

Rivard-Gagnon, who is in the North Bay Jail, appeared via video conference in Temiskaming Shores Superior Court on Tuesday. He remains in custody with the hearing completed until November 26. according to Postmedia’s Northern News this week.

None of the charges against him on November 3 have been proven in court.

“Such a strong child”

In Ottawa, Kaylie is surrounded by a small group of close family members there to support her and her mother, Cindy, during what promises to be a long recovery.

“I thank God she’s alive and I hope there’s justice for this,” her mother said. CBC. “No one deserves to go through this.”

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Paige is part of the family at Kaylie’s bedside and noted her cousin’s will to live.

“Even the doctors here are amazed at her strength,” she said. “The fact that she’s already trying to move blows their minds. She struggles with sleep. She wants to be awake. She wants to talk.”

Kaylie woke up on Friday and was able to watch a portion of the candlelight vigil held for her in Cobalt over the weekend. According to people protesting outside the courthouse where Rivard-Gagnon’s hearing took place on Tuesday, she is now talking and able to communicate.

“I was able to talk to her for a few minutes on the phone and I was so impressed.” Carol Kennedy told sudbury.com. “She’s such a strong kid, man, she’s strong.”

Meanwhile, Paige’s fundraising effort has brought in over $103,000, getting closer to its current goal of $110,000.

“Furthermore, the remainder of this GoFundMe is solely for Kaylie,” Paige wrote in her latest update. “With an uncertain future and no vehicle insurance to cover her, we want to make sure she is as stable and stable as possible. God knows if he’ll ever be able to work a normal job or do the things he loves again.”

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