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Preliminary inquiry to begin for Calgary mother charged with murder of toddler

Calgary police charged Fatim Bamba with second-degree murder in connection to the death of her 3-year-old son Isaiah Zoue.
Calgary police charged Fatim Bamba with second-degree murder in connection to the death of her 3-year-old son Isaiah Zoue. Global News / Facebook

A preliminary inquiry for a Calgary mother accused of killing her three-year-old son will get underway Monday.

Fatim Bamba, 29, is charged with the second-degree murder of Isaiah Zoue.

He was found dead inside Bamba’s Ranchlands home in January 2016. She was charged seven months later and has since been released on bail, under house-arrest.

Watch below: A Calgary mother has been charged in the death of her son. Global’s Nancy Hixt reports on Sept. 8.

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Calgary mother charged in the death of her son

Police said the little boy was asphyxiated and may have been dead inside the home for up to 24 hours before he was found.

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At the end of the hearing, the provincial court judge will decide if there is enough evidence to order Bamba to stand trial.

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READ MORE: Calgary police investigate suspicious death of young boy in Ranchlands

Police are investigating the suspicious death of a young boy identified by neighbours as Isaiah. Obtained by Global News

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