"In one message read by Sheiban, Hamber said the older boy was unhealthy and had an eating disorder. It should be a red flag, but I can't speak as to why it wasn't, Potts said. It is obvious [he] is underweight and does not look healthy, Sheiban said in quoting Hamber. The lawyer then argued: This should have been a red flag. Yes, Potts responded."
"The child in question, referred to as L.L. for our coverage of this trial, died Dec. 21, 2022. The judge-only trial in Milton's Ontario Superior Court has heard paramedics found the 12-year-old unresponsive, soaking wet and lying on the basement floor of his bedroom, which was locked from the outside. Witnesses said he was so severely malnourished and emaciated that he looked as if he could be six years old. He died shortly after in hospital."
"Hamber and Cooney have pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. They have also pleaded not guilty to confinement, assault with a weapon zip ties and failing to provide the necessaries of life to the younger boy, J.L. The Indigenous boys' identities are protected by a standard publication ban. The Crown argues the couple abused and neglected the children, ultimately leading to L.L.'s death."
Halton Children's Aid Society workers failed to document information and did not investigate red flags about two boys in a Burlington couple's care. Defence counsel cross-examined child protection worker Lisa Potts about notes indicating the older boy was unhealthy and had an eating disorder; Potts acknowledged such observations should have been a red flag. The 12-year-old, L.L., was found unresponsive, soaking wet and emaciated in a basement bedroom locked from the outside and died shortly after in hospital. Becky Hamber and Brandy Cooney pleaded not guilty to murder and related charges. The Crown says the couple abused and neglected the children; the defence says they lacked help.
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