Former B.C. corrections officer turns herself in after warrant issued - BERITAJA

A erstwhile North Fraser Correctional Service situation guard, wanted for breach of spot and personation, has turned herself successful to authorities.

A warrant was issued for Naila Sheikh’s apprehension past month. The erstwhile correctional serviceman turned herself successful to constabulary connected Monday morning. She has been released connected conditions and Sheikh’s first tribunal quality is expected adjacent week.

Sheikh was a correctional serviceman astatine the North Fraser Pretrial Centre successful Port Coquitlam. She faces 3 criminal charges: personality fraud, breach of trust, and unauthorized usage of a computer.

BERITAJA has learned she was the lawsuit head for convicted slayer Rabih Alkhalil, who escaped from custody successful July 2022.

It is chartless if the charges against Sheikh person immoderate relationship to Alkhalil’s escape.

The notorious gangster collapsed retired of jailhouse pinch the thief of 2 men posing arsenic contractors.

At the time, Alkhalil was connected proceedings for the execution of a rival gangster astatine Vancouver’s Wall Centre successful 2012. Alkhalil was recovered blameworthy successful absentia. After much than 3 years connected the run, Alkhalil, who was 1 of Canada’s about wanted fugitives, was tracked down and arrested successful Qatar nether an othername successful September 2025.

Alkhalil is still overseas arsenic Canada does not person an charismatic extradition pact pinch Qatar.

Sheikh’s lawyer, Gagan Nahal, successfully kept different erstwhile correctional serviceman retired of prison.

Last week, Ramandeep Rai received a two-year conditional condemnation to beryllium served successful the organization aft pleading blameworthy to breach of trust.

She grounded to study that an inmate, pinch whom she was having a romanticist relationship, had a cellphone.

Nahal tells BERITAJA he has requested disclosure from Crown prosecutors. At this stage, he has not received immoderate evidence, truthful he cannot remark connected whether location is immoderate nexus betwixt Sheikh’s charges and Alkhalil’s escape.

-with files from Rumina Daya