Canadian teenage mum charged with manslaughter after dog kills her baby
A TEENAGE mother whose three-week-old baby girl was mauled to death by a dog in the Quebec province of Canada is facing manslaughter charges.
The 17-year-old girl, who could not be identified under Canadian law, was smoking a cigarette with her own mother on Monday when her baby was killed inside her home in Saint-Barnabe-Sud, northeast of Montreal, the girl’s lawyer Andre Williams confirmed.
MR Williams said the infant was strapped into a portable car seat when it was attacked by one or more huskies that belonged to family friends who were living with the girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend.
The lawyer said he was surprised by the charges and claimed they would be difficult to prove, The Montreal Gazette reported.
"Could she not have been given time to grieve?" Williams said.
Outside the court the baby’s father, who also could not be identified, told reporters he did not blame the girl: "I know she is not guilty. I hope she will be acquitted."
"She is a good mother," he added.
The girl is due back in court on August 31.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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