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While the Crown's case does not allege Whalen beat her child, he said her conduct before, during and after the killing amounted to culpable homicide.
"Roseanne Whalen's actions, omissions and negligence caused the death of Marissa Whalen just as surely as if she'd beaten the child to death herself," he said.
The jury heard about a litany of abuse the child suffered, including bruises and untreated broken bones.
The couple had been in a relationship for two years, off and on, Hill testified. Whalen and her daughter moved into apartment Hill shared with her two children just two months before Marissa's death. Marissa slept on the floor in one of the children's bedrooms.
Hill was asked what Marissa's demeanour was in those two months.
"She was scared. Malnourished. Abused," Hill testified. "She was hit, slapped, punched, made to stand against the wall, force fed."
"Was Roseanne Whalen present all of the time or some of the time?" the Crown asked.
"Always," Hill answered.
How frequent was the slapping and hitting by you, the Crown asked.
"Daily."
"Where was Roseanne Whalen?"
"Right beside me."
"What did Roseanne Whalen do?"
"Nothing."
Hill testified the little girl was unwanted by both of them and was the subject of arguments between them.
"I didn't want the burden of another child when I could barely take care of my own," Hill testified.
She said Whalen didn't want to give Marissa up because the child was her source of income, due to government cheques.
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/1...-details-of-toddlers-beatings-mother-on-trial
"Roseanne Whalen's actions, omissions and negligence caused the death of Marissa Whalen just as surely as if she'd beaten the child to death herself," he said.
The jury heard about a litany of abuse the child suffered, including bruises and untreated broken bones.
The couple had been in a relationship for two years, off and on, Hill testified. Whalen and her daughter moved into apartment Hill shared with her two children just two months before Marissa's death. Marissa slept on the floor in one of the children's bedrooms.
Hill was asked what Marissa's demeanour was in those two months.
"She was scared. Malnourished. Abused," Hill testified. "She was hit, slapped, punched, made to stand against the wall, force fed."
"Was Roseanne Whalen present all of the time or some of the time?" the Crown asked.
"Always," Hill answered.
How frequent was the slapping and hitting by you, the Crown asked.
"Daily."
"Where was Roseanne Whalen?"
"Right beside me."
"What did Roseanne Whalen do?"
"Nothing."
Hill testified the little girl was unwanted by both of them and was the subject of arguments between them.
"I didn't want the burden of another child when I could barely take care of my own," Hill testified.
She said Whalen didn't want to give Marissa up because the child was her source of income, due to government cheques.
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/03/1...-details-of-toddlers-beatings-mother-on-trial