The parents of a two-year-old girl who drowned in a storm water pond last summer have been charged in connection with her death.
Trevor MacDonald, 42, and Robin MacDonald, 36, have been jointly charged with one count of failing to provide the necessaries of life. They are scheduled to appear in Morinville Provincial Court on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016.
On July 25, 2015, two-year-old Jade MacDonald was playing with her siblings in a park near her home when she wandered away.
RCMP officers responded to a report of the missing child in Morinville’s The Lakes subdivision at around 11:40 a.m. When they arrived, police found the girl unresponsive in a nearby pond.
CPR was performed, but the girl was pronounced dead by EMS.
RCMP said the toddler, who was one of six children, was not under adult supervision at the time of her drowning.
A few days after the child’s death, a large crowd gathered at a vigil near the pond to pay tribute. Pink balloons and orange butterflies, representing Jade’s favourite colours, were released into the air.
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Morinville is located about 30 kilometres north of Edmonton.
WATCH: Community members in Morinville gathered Thursday night to pay tribute to two-year-old Jade MacDonald, who drowned last the weekend in a storm water pond. Shallima Maharaj was at the memorial and spoke with several people touched by the tragedy. (July 31, 2015.)