A 33-year-old Toronto mother faces an attempted murder of murder after a child was pushed back from the balcony of a condo to the city center on Monday evening.
According to legal documents obtained by Global News, the woman is accused of having administered a harmful substance, namely tylenol and / or acetaminophen and alcohol, not providing the necessities of life to a child under the age of 16, was trying to murder and a serious assault.
Toronto police confirmed that the woman had faced a total of four charges relating to a young child, who said that Global News was four years old.
Monday evening, the police were called to a high -rise condominium at 373, St. W., near Spaadina avenue. Tenants who live in the building said that Global News emergency officials were called around 10 p.m. After a boy was found lying in bushes outside the building with fatal injuries.
On Wednesday, the boy’s mother appeared in a Toronto courtroom by video of the Vanier Center for Women. Dressed in a green combination emitted by the prison with her hair pulled in a disorderly ponytail, the woman seemed calm and listens to the procedure carefully.
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A prohibition of publication ordered by the court is now in force to protect the integrity of the investigation and the identity of the child.
Several tenants tell Global News, they had heard that a child had fallen from a balcony on the 10th floor.
Police said the boy had suffered serious but non -fatal injuries.
Some tenants of the building said they were wondering why the police and medico-legal vehicles were parked outside the building for almost two days.
The woman is expected to return to court on Thursday, although an audience for release under bail has not yet been planned.
Global News also learned that the woman was facing exceptional accusations concerning an incident almost two years ago. According to court documents, on April 1, 2023, the woman was accused of assault, mischief and assault with a weapon in relation to the child’s father.
A police spokesman said he had not proactively disclosed information because there was no risk to public security.
“This is a tragic incident involving a young child,” they said in a statement. “We have made the decision not to publish a press release because there was no risk to public security, no need for an investigation to request the public help, and the case is now in court.”
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