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MONTREAL - The findings in Jean-Philippe Quenneville's psychology master's thesis show that for 182 children under the age of 12 who were killed in Quebec between 1990 and 2007, the biological parents were responsible in more than 75% of the cases. Contrary to popular perception, step-fathers were the aggressors in only 11% of the cases. (PostMedia)
BRANTFORD - The parents of a 17-month-old boy found dead in his Brantford, ON, home earlier this year have been charged with criminal negligence causing death and aggravated assault, among other charges. (QMI) MORE: Parents charged |
BRAMPTON - On Sept. 22, 2010, police responded to a medical call on Flowertown Ave in Brampton. 3-month-old Tyson Garbutt-Streeter died after doctors took him off life support. Tyson’s father, Daniel Streeter, was charged with second-degree murder. (CityNews) MORE: Charge in baby's death |
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WINNIPEG - In June 2009, Nicole Redhead held her hand over the mouth of her 21-month-old daughter until she stopped breathing, court heard. Autopsies on Jaylene Sanderson-Redhead's body later revealed past abuse. More than 30 bruises were found on the child's body from her head to the bottom of her feet. (CTV) PREVIOUS: Mom pleads Spotlight on MB child welfare Friends shocked Mom charged |
Admits inflicting scalding wounds TORONTO - Melissa Alexander, 26, who was found guilty of manslaughter in February for the death of 19-month-old Miguel Fernandes on Sept. 11, 2007, made the admission in an interview with psychiatrist Dr. Scott Woodside this year for her sentencing hearing. (QMI) MORE: Mother's lies revealed Manslaughter Mom found guilty Mom guilty |
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HOUSTON - A 55-year-old former Montreal man has been arrested after police in Texas said he shot his two children, killing one of them. Predrag Perisic was charged in his 10-year-old son’s murder. According to a family member, Deyan Perisic and his sister, Danyela, were uprooted from the home they shared with their mother and grandmother - on one day’s notice - and ordered to live with their father in Texas by a Quebec Superior Court judge in April. (PostMedia) MORE: Family mourns Man shoots his kids |
TORONTO - A Toronto mother has been found guilty of manslaughter in the beating death of her two-year-old daughter. Erika Mendieta had pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Emmily Lucas. Lucas was beaten to the point of convulsions in 2003. She died 10 days later in hospital. (CTV) MORE: Mother found guilty Lawyer 'making strange faces' Ex-boyfriend confesses 'Bad' mother Police bug caught confession Toddler died after mom reclaimed her |
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Sophia, Elaine Francis Campione & Serena |
BARRIE - Elaine Campione, 35, of Barrie, Ont., was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years on Wednesday for drowning three-year-old Serena and 19-month-old Sophia in a bathtub four years ago. Campione will also be required to provide a DNA sample to the courts, and has been banned from carrying firearms for the rest of her life. (CTV) |
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Tamra Jewel Keepness |
4th anniversary of disappearance REGINA - Four years after a young Regina girl seemingly disappeared into the night, efforts to find her remain very evident. Tamra Jewel Keepness was just five years old when she was seen heading to bed on July 5, 2004. (Regina Leader-Post) |
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Mischief charge laid in search for Sask. girl |
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REQUEST PUBLIC ASSISTANCE - MISSING CHILD Five year-old Tamara Jewel KEEPNESS was last seen at her home in the 1800 block of Ottawa Street at approximately 11:00pm on Monday, July 5, 2004. She is described as female, Aboriginal, five years old, with short, bobbed brown hair, brown eyes, dark complexion, thin build, weighing about 40 pounds, approximately 3’ 5” tall. She was last seen wearing a light blue, striped halter top with pink accents, light blue jeans and pink and white shoes. Police have been searching the neighbourhood and other areas since approximately 12:15pm. So far, neither police nor family members have located Tamara KEEPNESS. - July 6, 2004) |
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Phoenix Sinclair |
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba couple have been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering the woman's five-year-old daughter, Phoenix Sinclair, in 2005. Phoenix's mother, Samantha Kematch, and her common-law husband, Karl McKay, showed no emotion as they were convicted by a jury of 10 women and two men. They won't be able to apply for parole for 25 years. (CTV) |
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'I should have listened to my heart' |
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Katelynn Sampson |
Couple to stand trial for murder TORONTO - Donna Irving and Warren Johnson, a former guardian and her common-law husband, will be tried for first-degree murder in the death of seven-year-old Katelynn Sampson more than two years ago. On August 3, 2008, Irving had called police saying Katelynn had choked on food and stopped breathing. But when officers arrived, they discovered signs of long-term and brutal trauma on the girl’s body. (CityNews) |
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Randy Dooley |
TORONTO - There are days when an observer leaves court with the overwhelming urge to vomit. Such was the case, often, during the 2002 jury trial in the death of 7-year-old Randal Dooley. And such, also, was the case - 7 years later - as arguments began in the appeal applications brought by the child's father and stepmother, both convicted of 2nd-degree murder for beating the boy to death. (Star) |
