Elaine Biddersingh

• Ontario court upholds Biddersingh’s murder conviction in death of 17-year-old stepdaughter

  Elaine Biddersingh was convicted of second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Melonie Biddersingh, and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 16 years.

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  Jan 12, 2022
  
• Ontario court upholds murder conviction in death of girl found in burning suitcase

  Everton Biddersingh was found guilty in 2016 of first-degree murder the death of his 17-year-old daughter Melonie.

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  Apr 6, 2020
  
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• Elaine Biddersingh sentenced to life with no parole for 16 years in stepdaughter’s death

  An Ontario woman consumed by her religious beliefs not only turned a blind eye to the violence her husband inflicted on his daughter but encouraged the abuse that led to the girl's death, a judge found Monday in sentencing her to life in prison with no chance if parole for 16 years.

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  Sep 19, 2016
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• Woman who killed stepdaughter should serve 18-22 years before parole: Crown

  Prosecutors say a woman who killed her teenage stepdaughter more than two decades ago should spend 18 to 22 years in prison before having a chance at parole.

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  Sep 6, 2016
• Stepmother found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 1994 killing of Melonie Biddersingh

  A woman accused of killing her 17-year-old stepdaughter more than two decades ago was found guilty of second-degree murder on Monday after a trial which heard graphic evidence of the physical and emotional abuse suffered by the girl.

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  Jun 20, 2016
• Defence urges jury to find stepmother not guilty in 1994 killing of teen in Toronto

  A woman accused of killing her stepdaughter was portrayed as victim of domestic abuse Friday as her defence lawyers blamed Elaine Biddersingh's husband for the death of the severely malnourished and horrifically mistreated girl.

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  Jun 10, 2016
• Stepmother accused in suitcase murder trial ‘failed’ as parent, Crown tells jury

  A woman accused of killing her stepdaughter was the architect of the girl's misery, prosecutors argued Thursday as they recounted for a Toronto jury the harrowing starvation and abuse the teen was subjected to more than two decades ago.

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  Jun 9, 2016
• Pastor tells suitcase murder trial of stepmother’s confession that led to break in case

  An Ontario pastor is telling the trial of a woman accused in the death of her stepdaughter about a confession that led to a break in a homicide case that lay unsolved for years.

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  May 10, 2016
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• First-degree murder trial begins for woman charged in stepdaughter’s death

  A jury is hearing that a woman on trial for murder was the "mastermind" behind the abuse of her stepdaughter, whose body was found in a burning suitcase.

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  May 5, 2016
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• Wife of accused in ‘suitcase’ murder trial says husband was a ‘monster’

  For more than 15 years, the wife of a man accused of killing his 17-year-old daughter kept the girl's death a secret, explaining to a Toronto court Tuesday that she maintained her silence because she feared her husband, who she called a "monster."

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  Nov 10, 2015