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Free Malaysia Today
13-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Newborn baby found abandoned by roadside in Kedah
Kuala Muda police chief Hanyan Ramlan said the baby was in a stable condition, with only minor scratches on the right eye and right side of the body. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR : A newborn baby was found abandoned by the roadside at Taman Cempaka in Bukit Selambau, Kuala Muda, Kedah, yesterday morning. Police said the baby boy was found naked and placed on the gravel by the roadside, Bernama reported. Kuala Muda police chief Hanyan Ramlan said they received a call at 9.55am. 'A resident who was hanging clothes heard cries and began searching the area. She was shocked to discover the baby by the roadside. 'Neighbours who heard the woman's screams helped to move the baby to a safer spot before contacting the police,' he said in a statement. Hanyan said there were no surveillance cameras in the area. 'The baby was taken to the emergency department of Sultan Abdul Halim Hospital in Sungai Petani for an examination. 'A medical officer confirmed the baby was in a stable condition, with only minor scratches on the right eye and right side of the body,' he was quoted as saying. He said police are tracking down a 17-year-old teenager to assist in the investigation. 'A 19-year-old female, believed to be his partner, has been admitted to the hospital for further examination and treatment,' he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 317 of the Penal Code for abandonment of a child.
CTV News
11-07-2025
- CTV News
Montreal mom accused of child abandonment to remain behind bars, undergo psychiatric assessment
Police and rescue workers search the woods beside a highway for a missing three-year-old girl in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press) A judge has ordered a Montreal mother charged with abandoning her three-year-old daughter on the side of a highway last month to remain in custody. The judge rendered the decision Friday morning at the Valleyfield courthouse and ordered the 34-year-old woman to undergo a psychiatric assessment within 30 days at the Philippe-Pinel Institute in Montreal. Wearing her hair down and a grey crewneck, she broke down in tears during the bail hearing after the judge issued the ruling. She had two guards with her. She will remain in custody pending her next court appearance on Aug. 8. The Crown prosecutor had requested that she not be released from jail. The mother was arrested June 16, one day after she walked into a store in Coteau-du-Lac, Que. telling workers that she had no memory of the whereabouts of her daughter for the past several hours. The toddler was missing for more than three days before being found alive — and alone — on the side of Highway 417 near St. Albert, Ont., by a police drone on June 18, following a massive search by more than 150 police officers in Quebec and Ontario. Following her arrest, the mother was charged with unlawful abandonment of a child. After appearing in court on July 3, she was charged with a second offence: criminal negligence causing bodily harm, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The name of the woman cannot be published in order to respect the privacy of the child, whose identity is protected by a publication ban. There is also a routine publication ban prohibiting any information relating to evidence presented at the bail hearing from being released. With files from CTV News' Olivia O'Malley.
CBC
04-07-2025
- CBC
Quebec mother accused of abandoning toddler testifies at bail hearing
The mother of a missing Quebec toddler who was found alive after a four-day search last month testified at her bail hearing on Friday. The mother, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban that protects the identity of her daughter, appeared in court wearing a grey sweatshirt with braided hair. She was handcuffed because she remains detained. A separate publication ban prevents the media from reporting the content of her testimony. Both the defence and prosecution questioned her. She testified for approximately one hour, sometimes wiping away tears as she spoke. Quebec Court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud listened, occasionally interjecting, asking for clarification and taking notes. The bail hearing is scheduled to conclude on Friday. On Thursday, investigators testified. St-Arnaud is expected to present his decision on whether the mother can be released from detention next week. The mother has been charged with child abandonment and criminal negligence causing bodily harm, which carry maximum potential sentences of five and 10 years in prison, respectively. Crown prosecutor Lili Prévost-Gravel has said she remains opposed to the mother's release because it is not in the public interest. She has said the mother can receive care while in detention. The mother's lawyer, Olivier Béliveau, has said she needs help. The toddler went missing on June 15. Her mother reported her missing at a store in Coteau-du-Lac, about 50 kilometres west of Montreal, telling a store employee she didn't know where her daughter was. Three days later, a police drone spotted the girl in an Ontario field after an intensive search.
National Post
04-07-2025
- National Post
Montreal mother accused of abandoning young daughter charged with criminal negligence
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her daughter in a field in Ontario last month has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Article content The 34-year-old woman, whose name is under a publication ban to protect her daughter's identity, appeared on Thursday as part of her bail hearing at the courthouse in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., west of Montreal. Article content Article content She has already been charged with unlawful abandonment of a child after allegedly leaving her three-year-old daughter in a rural area two weeks ago. Article content Article content 'The investigation is still ongoing and we continue to receive evidence,' said Crown prosecutor Lili Prevost-Gravel, adding some of the evidence was used to lay the latest charge. Article content An Ontario health centre recently completed a detailed health assessment of the girl, which Prevost-Gravel said was part of the evidence she received. The maximum sentence for criminal negligence causing bodily harm is 10 years. The mother appeared to be listening attentively to police testimony on Thursday during the bail hearing. On several occasions she burst into tears, and at other times she seemed surprised by the testimony. Article content A publication ban was issued for any evidence heard during the hearing, meaning the content of the testimony can't be reported on. Article content Section 517 of the Criminal Code is used 'when a person is criminally charged and there is a possibility that the case will go before a jury. This is to preserve the evidence and ensure a fair trial,' Prevost-Gravel said. Article content Article content The prosecution wants the mother to remain in custody, Prevost-Gravel said. Article content The mother reported her daughter missing on June 15 at a business in Coteau-du-Lac, west of Montreal, and told police she had no memory of the previous six hours or the girl's whereabouts. Article content Quebec provincial police and volunteer search teams spent days combing roadsides and forests in southwestern Quebec before discovering the accused had travelled to Ontario. Article content The girl was found alive and conscious in Ontario on June 18 by Ontario Provincial Police officers, who had launched their own search. Article content
National Post
03-07-2025
- National Post
Mother accused of abandoning Quebec toddler faces new charge
The mother of a LaSalle toddler who was found in Ontario after a three-day search spanning two provinces is facing a new charge of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. Article content The 34-year-old woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban, appeared in the Valleyfield courthouse Thursday morning. Article content Article content She was already facing a charge of child abandonment. Article content The mother wore a white blouse, with her long dark hair tucked into a braid. She cried visibly during the proceedings and a box of tissues was handed to her at one point as she wiped away tears. Article content The child was found alive and well on the edge of a highway near Casselman, Ont., nearly 150 km from Montreal, on June 18, three days after her mother reported her missing at a fireworks store in Coteau-du-Lac.
