Ruling expected in case of Ontario women accused of killing boy and confining sibling
Justice Clayton Conlan found Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney guilty on all counts after evidence showed abuse, starvation and confinement of the brothers.
- Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney were found guilty of first-degree murder of a 12-year-old boy and of forcible confinement related to his younger brother in Ontario.
- The 12-year-old boy was found dead in December 2022 after emergency crews responded to a call for a child without vital signs at a home.
- The women were the boys' prospective adoptive parents at the time of their arrests.
- The identities of the children and their mother are protected by a publication ban.
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Ontario Women Found Guilty of Killing 12-Year-Old Boy in Their Care, Torturing His Brother
Two Ontario women have been found guilty on all counts related to the murder of a 12-year-old boy and the torture of his younger brother while the children were in their custody. Burlington, Ont., couple Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber have been found guilty of first-degree murder for the 2022 death of a boy named in court documents as L.L., whom they were in the process of adopting. The women were also found guilty of assault with a weapon, for…
"He will never graduate," says the mother of a 12-year-old native boy from Ottawa. Burlington's adoptive couple is accused of murder.
WellandTribune.ca
The Hamilton SpectatorVerdicts coming today in ‘horrific’ trial of Ontario couple accused of murdering 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt
Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney are accused of killing the 12‑year‑old boy they intended to adopt — an Indigenous child prosecutors allege they “despised, deprived and abused.”
Judge in Ontario murder trial for prospective parents of 2 brothers to release decision today
An Ontario Superior Court judge will hand down his decision this morning in the Milton murder trial for Burlington couple Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney, prospective parents who pleaded not guilty in the death of a 12-year-old boy and alleged torture of his younger brother.
Winnipeg Free Press
Ruling expected in case of Ontario women accused of killing boy and confining sibling
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