A southwest Calgary dayhome operator has been ordered to stand trial following the death of a toddler under her care.
Elmarie Aurelia Simons faces a charge of criminal negligence causing death in the November 2015 death of Ceira Lynn McGrath.
The 18-month-old was found not breathing at the dayhome on Silverado Ridge S.W. She went into medical distress while in a car seat inside the unlicensed dayhome.
She was rushed to hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
READ MORE: Calgary police investigate dayhome death of toddler Ceira McGrath
Alberta Justice said Simons was ordered to stand trial after a preliminary hearing was held this week.
Trial dates have not yet been set.
Watch below from Nov. 2015: Calgary police are investigating the death of toddler after she was rushed to hospital from a southwest dayhome. As Jenna Freeman reports, her devastated family can’t believe she is gone.
With files from Global News
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