New charge laid against Quebec mother accused of abandoning toddler last month

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 03, 2025 11:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: 40 minutes ago

The parent of a toddler who was missing for much than 3 days past period is facing a 2nd complaint successful transportation with the disappearance of her daughter. 

The mother, who cannot beryllium identified due to the fact that of a work prohibition that protects the individuality of her daughter, had antecedently been charged with child abandonment. Prosecutors connected Thursday laid a caller complaint of criminal negligence causing bodily harm to the child.

On Thursday, she appeared astatine the courthouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., for a bail hearing. She looked solemn and occasionally broke into tears, but appeared to recognize the judge. A 2nd work prohibition prevents the work of immoderate grounds presented astatine the bail hearing. 

The kid was the taxable of a monolithic hunt cognition past period earlier she was recovered live successful a tract successful Ontario — a astonishing result fixed however agelong she had been missing.

When the kid was found, constabulary said she was dehydrated and hungry.

The time she was reported missing, the parent had appeared successful a store in Coteau-du-Lac, astir 50 kilometres westbound of Montreal, acting erratically and saying she didn't cognize wherever her kid was. 

She was questioned by investigators and aboriginal charged with kid abandonment.

In a tribunal quality connected June 20, the mother's lawyer said she needed assistance and the defence would suggest a merchandise program that would spot her get "the enactment she needs."

Prosecutors had said they remained opposed to the mother's merchandise connected the grounds that it is not successful the nationalist interest. They said she could person attraction portion successful detention. 

The bail proceeding is scheduled to proceed passim the time Thursday. 

This communicative volition beryllium updated.