Toronto mom acquitted in disabled daughter’s death made ‘best’ decision at time of guilty plea
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Toronto mom acquitted in disabled daughter’s death made ‘best’ decision at time of guilty plea
Description
February 29, 2016
Maria Shepherd, of Brampton, Ont., who was acquitted after pleading guilty 25 years ago to killing her three-year-old stepdaughter, says she made the decision in an effort to keep her family together.
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Toronto mom acquitted in disabled daughter’s death made ‘best’ decision at time of guilty plea00:31 | February 29, 2016
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Global News at 6 Toronto: Nov. 17, 202415:54 | November 17, 2024
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Suspects set occupied Richmond Hill movie theatre alight with Molotov cocktail01:10 | November 5, 2024
-
Trudeau denounces violence, acts of ‘hatred’ at Hindu temple in Brampton00:35 | November 5, 2024
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Police charge 5 in connection with armed bank robberies across Ontario03:22 | October 29, 2024
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At-risk youth organizations can soon apply for crime prevention funding: LeBlanc02:55 | October 25, 2024
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What is an AMBER Alert and when is it used?02:00 | October 9, 2024
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Police video chat? 2 Ontario forces turn to virtual response for certain crime victims00:57 | October 9, 2024
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Porsche thefts: 4 charged in viral Mississauga car theft where man was struck01:02 | September 27, 2024
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Police looking for female suspect in brazen vehicle theft01:24 | September 18, 2024
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Canada-wide warrant issued for woman wanted in Toronto murder00:29 | September 9, 2024
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‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified02:57 | August 22, 2024
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Ontario to ban drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres: Sylvia Jones04:22 | August 20, 2024
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‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
-
Ford government commits $134 million in police helicopters to reduce carjackings, auto thefts in GTA02:03 | July 29, 2024
-
Poilievre blames Liberals, NDP for ‘worst crime wave in Canadian history’03:12 | July 25, 2024
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Police arrest 18 across GTA for carjacking, home invasion and armed robbery01:47 | July 23, 2024
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Hamilton revisits sanctioned sites for the unhoused amid discontent around tenting protocol01:47 | July 12, 2024
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1 dead after shooting at party near home on Highway 6 in Hamilton: police02:44 | July 2, 2024
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Project Titanium: Police recover $10M+ worth of stolen cars in Ontario01:51 | June 25, 2024
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Parents, 2 young kids found dead in rural southwestern Ontario home00:30 | June 22, 2024
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Girl Guide leader reacts to driver’s sentencing statement in crash that killed 8 year old01:34 | June 21, 2024
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Police confirm 1 dead, 3 injured after daytime shooting in Vaughan home01:08 | June 21, 2024
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Woman shot, killed in Vaughan Mills mall parking lot02:33 | June 19, 2024
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Mother of hit-and-run victim Tristan Roby reacts to driver’s sentence01:06 | June 18, 2024
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RCMP make arrests in alleged migrant smuggling ring in Ontario01:33 | June 6, 2024
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Feds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request02:12 | May 18, 2024
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Self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ charged for allegedly defrauding clients02:08 | May 16, 2024
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Ontario planning licence suspensions for repeat auto thieves02:24 | May 14, 2024
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Tow truck shooting and arson under investigation in Ontario02:33 | May 13, 2024
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Police seek suspects in Hamilton shooting that grazed bystander01:25 | May 8, 2024
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Whitby family speaks out after wrong way crash kills 3-month-old son, parents00:38 | May 6, 2024
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Toronto mom acquitted in disabled daughter’s death made ‘best’ decision at time of guilty plea00:31 | February 29, 2016
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Global News at 6 Toronto: Nov. 17, 202415:54 | November 17, 2024
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Suspects set occupied Richmond Hill movie theatre alight with Molotov cocktail01:10 | November 5, 2024
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Trudeau denounces violence, acts of ‘hatred’ at Hindu temple in Brampton00:35 | November 5, 2024
-
Police charge 5 in connection with armed bank robberies across Ontario03:22 | October 29, 2024
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At-risk youth organizations can soon apply for crime prevention funding: LeBlanc02:55 | October 25, 2024
-
What is an AMBER Alert and when is it used?02:00 | October 9, 2024
-
Police video chat? 2 Ontario forces turn to virtual response for certain crime victims00:57 | October 9, 2024
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Porsche thefts: 4 charged in viral Mississauga car theft where man was struck01:02 | September 27, 2024
-
Police looking for female suspect in brazen vehicle theft01:24 | September 18, 2024
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Canada-wide warrant issued for woman wanted in Toronto murder00:29 | September 9, 2024
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‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified02:57 | August 22, 2024
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Ontario to ban drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres: Sylvia Jones04:22 | August 20, 2024
-
‘We have nothing to hide’: Ford addresses RCMP’s ongoing Ontario Greenbelt investigation00:20 | August 9, 2024
-
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-
Poilievre blames Liberals, NDP for ‘worst crime wave in Canadian history’03:12 | July 25, 2024
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Police arrest 18 across GTA for carjacking, home invasion and armed robbery01:47 | July 23, 2024
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Hamilton revisits sanctioned sites for the unhoused amid discontent around tenting protocol01:47 | July 12, 2024
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1 dead after shooting at party near home on Highway 6 in Hamilton: police02:44 | July 2, 2024
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Project Titanium: Police recover $10M+ worth of stolen cars in Ontario01:51 | June 25, 2024
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Parents, 2 young kids found dead in rural southwestern Ontario home00:30 | June 22, 2024
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Girl Guide leader reacts to driver’s sentencing statement in crash that killed 8 year old01:34 | June 21, 2024
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Police confirm 1 dead, 3 injured after daytime shooting in Vaughan home01:08 | June 21, 2024
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Woman shot, killed in Vaughan Mills mall parking lot02:33 | June 19, 2024
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Mother of hit-and-run victim Tristan Roby reacts to driver’s sentence01:06 | June 18, 2024
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RCMP make arrests in alleged migrant smuggling ring in Ontario01:33 | June 6, 2024
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Feds reject City of Toronto’s drug decriminalization request02:12 | May 18, 2024
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Self-proclaimed ‘Crypto King’ charged for allegedly defrauding clients02:08 | May 16, 2024
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Ontario planning licence suspensions for repeat auto thieves02:24 | May 14, 2024
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Tow truck shooting and arson under investigation in Ontario02:33 | May 13, 2024
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Police seek suspects in Hamilton shooting that grazed bystander01:25 | May 8, 2024
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Whitby family speaks out after wrong way crash kills 3-month-old son, parents00:38 | May 6, 2024
Toronto mom acquitted in disabled daughter’s death made ‘best’ decision at time of guilty plea
Description
February 29, 2016
Maria Shepherd, of Brampton, Ont., who was acquitted after pleading guilty 25 years ago to killing her three-year-old stepdaughter, says she made the decision in an effort to keep her family together.
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