Overview

• Prosecutors have added criminal negligence causing bodily harm to the mother’s existing child abandonment charge.
• At her Salaberry-de-Valleyfield bail hearing, Crown witnesses and police urged the court to deny her release.
• Crown counsel presented a detailed health assessment of the rescued three-year-old to support the negligence allegation.
• Investigators continue compiling forensic and medical evidence under Section 517 safeguards to build their case.
• Publication bans protect the child’s identity and bar reporting on evidence and testimony from the proceedings.