Man accused of attacking Edmonton teen at Dominican resort has history of violence
"Every day I see him, I don't know what to think. I'm always hoping I walk in there and he's sitting up and awake"

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A Nova Scotia man suspected of brutally attacking an Edmonton teen in the Dominican Republic last week has a past conviction for assault for kicking and punching a man who was fighting someone else at a party.
Chase Delorme-Rowan was attacked on Jan. 14 while vacationing with his family at a resort in Punta Cana. His mom, Cindy Rowan, has been by her son’s bedside at the local hospital.
The man charged in her son’s attack has been identified as Kyle Stephen Denny, 34, of Halifax, Nova Scotia. On Monday, he was charged with assault causing bodily harm.
“I was hoping he would be charged with attempted murder,” said Rowan.
“He was posted bail because the police didn’t have an arrest warrant when they arrested him, so his bail is set at US$16,000. He cannot leave the country. He has to check in with his lawyer once a week and then check in with the courts once a month, and he’s also on probation.
“They took his passport. And the embassy knows.”
Denny has a prior conviction for assault causing bodily harm for an incident at a western-themed party.
In that incident, Andrew Harvey suffered a broken nose, bruising under his left arm and ribs, stitches to his head, and his left eye swollen shut.
“This guy needs to be known for the type of guy he is,” said Rowan on the phone Monday from the Dominican Republic.
Rowan wants nothing more than for her and her teen son to be back home from a Dominican Republic vacation that’s left him in hospital with a critical head injury following an attack at a resort bar — but reality is starting to set in.
Delorme-Rowan is in an induced coma and suffered severe head injuries as a result of the attack. Rowan gave a statement in a Dominican Republic courtroom Monday afternoon.
‘Hasn’t changed much’
“My son really hasn’t changed much. He’s still heavily sedated and intubated. They tried to remove the tube, but he had a fever, so his blood pressure kept going up and down, so they didn’t want to try that anymore,” said Rowan, who will move into an Airbnb on Thursday while she supports her son in hospital.
“The bleeding and swelling have gone down, so they removed the tubes from his head. I spoke to my doctor (in Canada) this morning, and they said not to rush this. I could be here awhile because with travelling by air, you get that pressure, and that wouldn’t be good for his brain.”
Delorme-Rowan was allegedly body slammed onto his head in the early morning hours last Wednesday.
When Rowan was awoken by a phone call at 12:45 a.m. from her other sons, she immediately ran down to the resort bar to find out what happened.
“I saw my son lying there having seizures. Thankfully, we had witnesses, but the security guards were right there, and they did nothing,” said Rowan.
“They didn’t even stop (the accused) from running out the door.”
Rowan set up a GoFundMe page shortly after her son’s attack, which has raised more than $27,000.
Rowan said she received a $2,000 GoFundMe donation from a man who messaged her and said he and his friend were attacked by the accused several years ago for no reason, back in Nova Scotia.
“It’s amazing the support that we’ve received,” said Rowan.
“I have no idea how long I’m going to be here, and with the support we’ve received, it gives us less worry.”

‘Never going to be the same’
Rowan said she is going to continue to work with doctors and medical staff in the Dominican Republic. Whatever happens, Rowan won’t leave her son’s side.
“I feel my son is never going to be the same. I just don’t know,” said Rowan.
“He just feels like someone who’s not there.”
Rowan said seeing her son in hospital, hooked up with tubes and in a coma is devastating to see, and she admits it’s difficult to cope with all the emotions.
“Yesterday, I had hope. Today, I went in and cried and cried,” said Rowan.
“Every day I see him, I don’t know what to think. I’m always hoping I walk in there and he’s sitting up and awake.”
– With files from Chris Lambie
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