FREDERIC SERRE
The 1510 West

The former owner of a seniors care facility in Beaconsfield charged with poisoning and assaulting residents under her care will return to court next month to stand trial, at which time her lawyer will decide if the case will be presented before a judge and jury, or a judge alone.

Pramela Kooblall, 66, ran Résidence Alpson on Beaconsfield Blvd. between 2015 and 2023. The Pierrefonds resident is charged with administering a poison “with intent to aggrieve or annoy,” along with three assault charges — one involving a weapon — and three counts of failing to provide the necessities of life.

Police allege that the incidents occurred between January and October 2023. Kooblall is also charged with deliberately falsifying medical records, which, police say has made it difficult to accurately keep track of the residents’ actual medical conditions.

Résidence Alps specialized in long-term care for mostly autonomous seniors. The allegations came to light by complaints from families of the seniors, despite an inspection by the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST), which in 2022 found no irregularities.