Infant Death

• B.C. woman banned from midwifery charged in infant’s death

  A B.C. woman who is permanently banned from practicing midwifery is facing manslaughter charges related to the death of a newborn infant more than a year ago.

  Crime

  Jan 7
  
• Edmonton police investigating after infant found dead in parking lot

  Officers were called Saturday afternoon to a shopping complex in the city's south end where they found the body of an infant.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2024
  
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• OPP investigate death of infant from Poplar Hill First Nation

  The OPP and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service are investigating after an infant from the remote community of Poplar Hill First Nation was pronounced dead at a Winnipeg medical centre.

  Crime

  May 25, 2024
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• 42-year-old mother granted bail after death of infant son

  Melanie O'Soup was charged with criminal negligence causing death and is scheduled back in Saskatoon Provincial Court on April 4. 

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2024
• 1st-degree murder charge laid after infant found unresponsive in Vaughan home

  York Regional Police say they have laid a first-degree murder charge after an infant was found dead inside a Vaughan home on Thursday night.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2024
• Two arrested after infant death in Williams Lake, B.C.

  The 32-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were arrested related to the incident and have been since released.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2023
• Police investigate death of infant in eastern Ontario

  Ontario Provincial Police said that shortly after 5 a.m. on Saturday, officers, along with paramedics, responded to a home in Hawkesbury, Ont.

  Crime

  Jun 19, 2023
• Winnipeg woman charged in 2021 death of infant in New Westminster, B.C.

  Karma Lee Dyck, 40, is accused of manslaughter, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and failing as a parent to provide the necessaries of life to a child.

  Crime

  May 26, 2023
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• Peterborough man charged with 2nd-degree murder in death of infant in 2021

  Police launched an 18-month investigation following the death of a two-month old infant in early November 2021, leading to an arrest on May 18, 2023.

  Crime

  May 19, 2023
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• Prince Albert police officers ‘neglected duty’ in death of baby boy: watchdog

  On Feb. 11, 2022, the Prince Albert Police Service called for an inquest into the death of 13-month old Tanner Brass and the responding officers. The report has now been released.

  Canada

  May 18, 2023