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WINNIPEG — — A Manitoba woman is suing six RCMP officers claiming they pulled her from a shower and left her shivering naked in her kitchen during a search of her home.

The woman alleges in a lawsuit filed last week that the September 2012 incident has left her with post-traumatic stress disorder, fear of being alone and a fear of showering, as well as emotional trauma.

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The lawsuit alleges the woman was taken from her main-floor bathroom shower during the mid-morning raid and kept in custody, without any clothing, in the kitchen while police searched her home.

“The plaintiff was kept in the kitchen without access to covers for a period of time,” the statement of claim says. “The plaintiff began hyperventilating and experiencing shock-like symptoms.”

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It claims the woman, who works as a hospital medical technician, was eventually taken to hospital in an ambulance. She is seeking unspecified damages including punitive damages and costs.