Regina police announced on Thursday that two adults are facing charges in the death of a two-year-old girl that has now been deemed a homicide.
A police spokesperson confirmed the girl’s mother and the mother’s partner are charged in connection with the death.
According to a previous press release, the girl was taken to the hospital with serious injuries on June 9 after she reportedly fell down the stairs at a home on the 2300 block of Retallack Street. The girl was flown to Saskatoon and died four days later.
The death investigation involved the Regina Children’s Justice Centre which is made up of police, social workers, medical and justice personnel, as well as the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.
A woman and man were arrested by police on Wednesday as a result of the criminal investigation.
Brittney Catherine Emma Burghardt, 26, is charged with second-degree murder and Justin Noah Paul Anderson, 24, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Both Burghardt and Anderson are also charged with forcible confinement.
Police told Global News that Anderson is not the biological father of the deceased child.
The girl’s death marks the city’s seventh homicide of 2021.
Burghardt and Anderson made their first court appearances on Thursday morning. They were both remanded and are scheduled to appear next on July 22 at 9:30 a.m. at provincial court.