Appeal denied for Calgary mother who assaulted toddler, left severe burns untreated

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 05, 2025 7:01 PM EST | Last Updated: March 6

A Calgary parent convicted of assaulting her two-year-old daughter, causing breached bones and leaving the kid with untreated burns has had her entreaty dismissed.

The mother, whose individuality is protected by a work ban, was recovered blameworthy of aggravated battle and failing to supply the necessaries of life. She was appealing the battle convictions.

The Alberta Court of Appeal heard the miss was taken to a session for an unrelated contented successful July 2017, erstwhile a doc noticed terrible untreated burns connected her hands. She was referred to a integrative surgeon, but the parent didn't instrumentality her.

The kid wasn't seen by different doc until she was admitted to infirmary a period aboriginal with a breached femur that required country and a fractured pelvis bone.

The defence argued the kid burned herself 2 months anterior by moving her hands nether steaming blistery water. The parent claimed the miss was calved with a encephalon wounded and couldn't consciousness pain.

The pistillate besides said the kid broke her limb and pelvis aft accidentally falling down the stairs.

At trial, Justice David Labrenz accepted adept grounds suggesting the manus injuries were accordant with untreated heavy immersion burns and that the breached bony would person required unit that doesn't enactment up with falling down stairs.

He ruled the parent was lying deliberately and made an effort to screen up the injuries, including the instauration of a mendacious communicative that her girl couldn't consciousness pain. Hospital unit confirmed the kid cried erstwhile she moved oregon was transferred from a stretcher.

The defence entreaty was based connected the judge's inference that the pistillate was concealing her guilt. Her lawyer argued the justice didn't see factors similar injuries being caused by different person.

Appeal Court judges ruled determination was capable grounds to find the pistillate guilty.

"We are satisfied (the judge's) inference that the injuries were intentionally inflicted by the appellant discloses nary reviewable error," the tribunal wrote successful a determination released Wednesday.

"The entreaty is dismissed."