No charges to be laid in death of 2-year-old Alberta girl Brielle Morrison

More than a year after the RCMP’s major crimes unit took over the investigation into the death of an Alberta toddler, investigators said Friday no charges will be laid.

Brielle Morrison was two years old when she died in hospital on Aug. 6, 2018. She’d been rushed to the hospital four days earlier with serious injuries, which officers didn’t give any further details on.

The little girl’s parents shared custody of her, and she was in her mother’s care when she was injured, according to her father, Craig Morrison.

Brielle’s aunt, Tammy Morgan, told Global News on Friday the child suffered a cracked skull and bruised spine after falling off a bed.

“We’re angry,” Morgan said. “We thought there would be something and now we’re just supposed to be closed ourselves — the case is closed but our feelings aren’t closed and our questions aren’t done.”

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“We’re just confused.”

Morgan said the medical examiner told them it’s not rare for a child to fall from a bed, but that it was rare to have a child die from it.

The RCMP has not released information on how Brielle died and did not confirm who was watching her when she was hurt.

In a brief media statement, the RCMP said “the evidence in this case does not support any charges.”

“We were working with the Calgary medical examiner’s office and we have pursued numerous avenues of investigation and at this time, our investigation has come to its completion with the determination that the evidence in this case does not support any charges.” Cpl. Deanna Fontaine told Global News.

In March 2019, Brielle’s father Craig was found dead. Family members told Global News he’d been dealing with unimaginable heartbreak after the loss of his daughter.

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“She was his whole world… When she was gone, he was so sad. He tried, he tried. He tried to work a lot of hours, he tried to put on a good front, but he was hurting,” Morgan said at the time.

On Friday, Morgan — wrapped in a quilt made of pieces of Brielle and Craig’s clothing — said all Craig wanted was answers.

“He was confused — the story would change all the time,” she said.

“Even if somebody was charged, it won’t bring them back. It won’t bring Brielle back and my brother, so no, there will never be closure.”

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Morgan said the family is trying their best to move on and hold the memories of their loved ones close.

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“I can’t say a lot because we didn’t have her very long to know, but I know she would’ve grown up to be a beautiful girl.