US EditionSupreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s death
- The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a British Columbia woman, Tammy Bouvette, must be acquitted in the 2011 drowning death of a toddler in Cranbrook, B.C.
- This decision followed a Court of Appeal finding that the Crown failed to disclose key evidence to Bouvette's lawyers, causing a miscarriage of justice.
- Bouvette faced an initial second-degree murder accusation but admitted guilt to criminal negligence resulting in the drowning of the child she was babysitting in the bathtub.
- The Court of Appeal determined that the original conviction resulted from a serious injustice and issued a judicial stay of proceedings, effectively ending the case without resolving guilt or innocence.
- Following the appeal, Bouvette requested and the Supreme Court granted an acquittal, officially declaring her not guilty and ending the legal process permanently.
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Acquittal ‘Justified’ for BC Woman Convicted in Toddler Death, Supreme Court of Canada Says
A woman convicted in the death of a 19-month-old child more than a decade ago should be acquitted, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Tammy Bouvette was charged with second-degree murder but pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of criminal negligence after the 19-month-old girl she had been babysitting drowned in a bathtub in 2011 in Cranbrook, B.C. She was sentenced to 12 years in jail and probation. An independent review into the case in 202…
B.C. babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's 2011 drowning death, Supreme Court rules
Tammy Marion Bouvette pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of a 19-month-old in 2011. Her conviction was later overturned, but a B.C. court declined to enter an acquittal. On Friday, Canada's Supreme Court ruled that Bouvette should be acquitted.
Babysitter must be acquitted in toddler’s drowning death, Supreme Court of Canada says
OTTAWA — An acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.
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