Emil Radita
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Father convicted in death of malnourished Calgary teen must wait to speak at inquiryCourt heard the boy was hospitalized twice due to malnutrition and taken into foster care before later being returned to his parents, who moved to Calgary in 2008.CanadaApr 19, 2023
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Fatality inquiry begins into death of Calgary teen who weighed 37 pounds when he diedAlexandru Radita died in May 2013 of bacterial sepsis brought on by complications due to untreated diabetes and starvation.CrimeSep 19, 2022
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Canada’s top court will not hear appeals of Calgary parents convicted in teen son’s deathThe Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the appeals of a Calgary couple found guilty of killing their diabetic teenage son.CrimeFeb 13, 2020
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Crime Beat podcast: The boy who fell through the cracksIt was nearly a decade later before anyone realized just how bad things got for Alex, and by that time, it was too late. Alex was dead.CrimeOct 22, 2019
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Appeal dismissed for Calgary parents convicted in teen son’s deathEmil and Rodica Radita challenged their first-degree murder convictions two years ago in the death of 15-year-old Alexandru.CrimeFeb 28, 2019
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B.C. social worker pushes for ‘Alex Alerts’ for at-risk childrenA BC social worker is running into a bureaucratic brick wall in attempting to facilitate changes to the social safety net to protect future at-risk children.CanadaJan 2, 2018
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Rodica Radita appeals murder conviction, sentence in diabetic son’s deathRodica Radita says she is not guilty of murdering her son and the judge did not consider all the evidence.CrimeMar 23, 2017
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Radita trial: Parents guilty of 1st-degree murder in death of diabetic sonA Calgary couple has been found guilty of the first-degree murder of their diabetic son.CrimeFeb 24, 2017
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Radita trial: defence says no proof parents intended to kill diabetic sonAndrea Serink, who represents Rodica Radita, spent the morning providing a rebuttal to the Crown's final arguments against the couple.CrimeSep 16, 2016
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Radita trial: Crown says diabetic boy’s parents guilty of murderThe Crown says the parents of a teen who died of starvation and untreated diabetes should have known their lack of care would end in their son's death and are guilty of murder.CrimeSep 15, 2016
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