The Calgary mother accused of killing her daughter in June 2014 was back in court Thursday for the fourth day of her trial.
The Crown prosecutor showed an interrogation video of Frances Sugar, 53, and autopsy images to the 12 person jury.
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It was an emotional day in court for Sugar and her family. Frances Sugar was charged with the second-degree murder of her 34-year-old daughter Lindey Sugar after a fight broke out between the two just outside of Saskatoon on June 23 2014.
In court on Thursday, the jury watched an interrogation video of Frances Sugar being questioned by law enforcement shortly after her arrest. The officer in the video took the witness stand in court.
In the video Sugar said she doesn’t remember a lot because she had been drinking that day, but does remember her daughter being aggressive, angry and she was scared.
She told the officer, “I know we’re talking about the truth, but I can’t even fathom my baby being dead.”
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The accused became emotional as graphic autopsy evidence was shown and the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on Lindey Sugar explained her injuries.
Sugar began to rock back and forth in her chair and cry. The judge granted an early lunch break to give the accused and jury time to process the graphic evidence.
Two family members of the accused and deceased became vocal in the court room and yelled at Sugar saying, “you did that, you did that to your daughter.”
The forensic pathologist later testified that Lindey Sugar ultimately died of blood loss from a stab wound to the neck, despite other wounds on her back and arms.
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In response to a question by the defense, the pathologist said Lindey had multiple drugs in her system at the time of her death including marijuana, alcohol and methadone. The defense suggested this could explain the victim’s aggressive nature and increase the likelihood the victim instigated the argument.
The trial continues on Friday, Oct. 21.
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