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Woman struck by trailer hitch in Thunder Bay has died

Kentner was struck in the stomach
Barbara Kentner
Barbara Kentner

THUNDER BAY – Barbara Kentner, the Indigenous woman struck by a trailer hitch thrown from a passing vehicle earlier this year, has died.

She died early Tuesday morning, according to a Facebook post from her sister Melissa Kentner.

Kentner was struck in the stomach while walking on Cameron Street near McKenzie Avenue on the evening of Jan. 28.

Brayden Bushby, 18 at the time of his arrest, was charged with aggravated assault. The charge remains before the courts and has not been proven.