US EditionQuebec mother who left toddler in Ontario field found not criminally responsible
- A 34-year-old woman from Quebec was found not criminally responsible after leaving her three-year-old daughter alone in a rural field in Ontario in June 2025.
- The mother was first charged on June 16 with unlawful abandonment of a child and later faced an additional charge on July 3 related to criminal negligence resulting in bodily injury, with her mental health being a key issue contested during the trial.
- The child was reported missing on June 15, found alive by Ontario Provincial Police three days later near Highway 417, about 120 kilometres from Montreal, following intensive searches.
- A 48-page psychiatric report from Montreal’s Philippe-Pinel Institute concluded the mother should be found not criminally responsible, a finding supported by both Crown and defence lawyers.
- Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud determined that due to a mental disorder, the woman is not legally accountable for the charges against her and will remain in custody until a decision is made regarding her release or continued detention.
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Quebec Mom Who Abandoned Toddler Along Ontario Highway Not Criminally Responsible
The Montreal mother who abandoned her three-year-old girl in a rural Ontario field in June has been declared not criminally responsible for the crime. Quebec court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud ruled on Monday that the 34-year-old woman could not be held criminally responsible by way of mental disorder. She had been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm and unlawful abandonment of a child. For the rest of the day the court was schedule…
The verdict is in. The mother of the 3-year-old girl who was abandoned and found dehydrated by the side of a road in Ontario last June has been found not criminally responsible. The story garnered a lot of attention in Quebec and upset the population. Read also: Death of the girl from Granby: The system abandoned her according to the coroner's reportThis was declared by the judge assigned to the case on Monday, September 15, Me Bertrand St-Arnau…
Judge ruled that the 34-year-old woman cannot be held criminally responsible by way of mental disorder
"Magic sex", demons, The Matrix: the mother of the three-year-old girl was swimming in delusion when she abandoned her daughter on the highway in June. She was then convinced that her child was possessed by a man. The judge declared Monday not criminally responsible for mental disorders.
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