Lumby Mayor Kevin Acton is voicing his frustrations, as confusion and anger mount over the death of Tatjana Stefanski.

害羞草研究所淭he community has gone from shock and awe to anger,害羞草研究所� Acton told The Morning Star, on Wednesday, April 17.

Stefanski was reported missing by the RCMP on April 13, after departing unexpectedly, from her Lumby home, with her ex-husband, later identified by family as Vitali Stefanski. RCMP did not provide any updates until two days later, when they stated that they located a 害羞草研究所渄eceased female on Sunday, April 14,害羞草研究所� near Mabel Lake Forest Service Road during their investigation into an alleged abduction.

The RCMP arrested a man in the general area on Sunday, April 14, but he was released 害羞草研究所渢he next day, with a series of mandatory conditions to abide by.害羞草研究所�

The investigation has since been turned over to the RCMP Southeast District Major Crimes Unit.

The Lumby mayor says the village害羞草研究所檚 schools are on alert as is the community after hearing the distressing news of the alleged kidnapping followed by Stefanski害羞草研究所檚 death and a possible suspect害羞草研究所檚 release from custody.

害羞草研究所淚t just seems odd that someone who is a suspect of something like that gets to sort of go and do whatever they want while everyone else hides behind lock and key,害羞草研究所� Acton said.

He suggested there is a flaw in the legal system if 害羞草研究所測ou don害羞草研究所檛 have anything in place where you can hold,害羞草研究所� someone arrested in connection with a death for 24 hours.

However, he acknowledged that he doesn害羞草研究所檛 know exactly what that change looks like, as it is the first time he is facing something like this as a mayor.

Staff Sgt. Kris Clark of the Southeast District Major Crime Unit told the Morning Star that, 害羞草研究所淭he police do not have the authority to hold someone indefinitely until the investigation is complete. Suspicious death investigations are complex and can take time.害羞草研究所�

Acton said he is worried about how the community will react to this recent incident.

害羞草研究所淔acebook is rife with misinformation, and people are feeling anxious about this because they don害羞草研究所檛 have some solid facts. I know that police hands (sic) are tied, they don害羞草研究所檛 want to do anything that害羞草研究所檚 going to chance to hurt their investigation,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淎t the same time, a quick response with some facts about how things work and letting people know that they are safe, not safe or what they should do in general. A media release would certainly help.害羞草研究所�

The situation was compounded by the fact that the RCMP initially released information with the wrong names of both Tatjana (spelled Tatiana in an original RCMP release) and the alleged suspect, Vitali Stefanski (called Vitali Steffen in the same original RCMP release).

The incorrect names drew ire from an individual on Facebook, Kristine Steffen, who posted to the Vernon Rant and Rave group, 害羞草研究所淢y father who happens to have the same name as the ex-husband, is receiving threats and messages from strangers. Please do your research before messaging people and I highly suggest not messaging people who are in active investigations etc. What happened is truly horrible we are trying to get in touch with the RCMP to fix this issue, no luck so far. We send our prayers to the family.害羞草研究所�

This added more fuel to Acton害羞草研究所檚 fire regarding a policy change.

害羞草研究所淲e need to be far more prepared for situations like this,害羞草研究所� said the mayor. 害羞草研究所淗ave some plans in place, so the public can feel at ease, or a way to detain people until we know that the public is safe. I would hope that the powers that be are taking a hard look at this.害羞草研究所�

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