Canada - CB, 3, may be in Monteregie, last seen 11am near Newman Blvd, LaSalle borough, Montreal QC, 14 Jun 2025

[chopper.wife]

She left her job two weeks ago as posted in link. I did not read anything about supervision of about 100 employees.

“Social media accounts reviewed by The Gazette show Todd recently worked in the restaurant industry. Colleagues at a restaurant she worked at said she left about two weeks ago, but declined to say why.”

Read more at: https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/article993800.html#storylink=cpy

That was the article I saw as well. If she was talking about managing 100+ employees on her tiktok, this makes me even more sure she isn’t in touch with reality

 

[Alice Ramnit]

I am a psychologist and I truly believe that you’re not going to find a lot of sense from her posts - this is a clear start of some kind of psychotic disorder. Nothing she says in her long videos (see the ones where she is sitting in her car talking for up to 9 mins) makes a lot of sense and she often gets confused in the middle of her rants. I would bet money on this being mental health driven

I'm a Registered Psychotherapist and I agree! She seems very traumatized...

 

[caradana]

Cases like this one have me thinking about the extended families and close friends. I am sure there are dozens of people wondering today what more they could’ve done, maybe should’ve done, to intervene before it got to this point … there were people aware of the TikToks and I wonder if they worried about this child weeks and months ago … we had a case of filicide of a child in my extended family in 2016, and nine years later we still talk about what got missed and what more we potentially could’ve done.

 

[chopper.wife]

Cases like this one have me thinking about the extended families and close friends. I am sure there are dozens of people wondering today what more they could’ve done, maybe should’ve done, to intervene before it got to this point … there were people aware of the TikToks and I wonder if they worried about this child weeks and months ago … we had a case of filicide of a child in my extended family in 2016, and nine years later we still talk about what got missed and what more we potentially could’ve done.

I thought the exact same thing last night after seeing the tiktoks. I believe even if you are concerned about someone's mental health, it probably is not simple legally to keep their own child from them. Even if family was worried about leaving the child with her (speculating here), there was likely little they could do to keep her away. Cases like this are so sad for families because our mental health system can't do much until it is too late

 

[rogue ant]

RT was doing internet searches for children's funeral urns and funeral arrangements prior to CB’s disappearance, according to authorities who searched her phone's browsing history.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/06/17/disparition-de-claire-bell-la-mere-aurait-magasine-les-urnes-pour-enfants

 

[rogue ant]

Clarification on the timeline: RT, CB and Hazel the chihuahua left their apartment building in LaSalle on Sunday morning. Five hours later, Rachel would walk into a store in Coteau-du-Lac to report that she had lost her daughter and didn't know where she was or what happened to her.

 

[tlcya]

grrrrr.

Rachel Ella Todd was doing internet searches for children's funeral urns and funeral arrangements prior to CB’s disappearance, according to authorities who searched her phone's browsing history.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/06/17/disparition-de-claire-bell-la-mere-aurait-magasine-les-urnes-pour-enfants

that is a not unexpected gut punch right there.

 

[chopper.wife]

Rachel Ella Todd was doing internet searches for children's funeral urns and funeral arrangements prior to CB’s disappearance, according to authorities who searched her phone's browsing history.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/06/17/disparition-de-claire-bell-la-mere-aurait-magasine-les-urnes-pour-enfants

Quote from the article: “"She talks a lot, but she doesn't say anything," illustrated one of our sources”
This tracks with how she is in her tiktoks. She says a lot but nothing is very coherent. Very worried for this sweet baby girl

 

[Snoop Sister]

I thought the exact same thing last night after seeing the tiktoks. I believe even if you are concerned about someone's mental health, it probably is not simple legally to keep their own child from them. Even if family was worried about leaving the child with her (speculating here), there was likely little they could do to keep her away. Cases like this are so sad for families because our mental health system can't do much until it is too late

I don’t think anyone was talking specifically about taking the child from RT. However, a call to Children’s Services would have been appropriate if people thought she had mental health issues, which might affect her parenting. Children’s Services use the least invasive measures when intervening, and perhaps RT could have been referred to an appropriate agency for an assessment and support. Or if necessary, have the child removed temporarily.

 

[chopper.wife]

I don’t think anyone was talking specifically about taking the child from RT. However, a call to Children’s Services would have been appropriate if people thought she had mental health issues, which might affect her parenting. Children’s Services use the least invasive measures when intervening, and perhaps RT could have been referred to an appropriate agency for an assessment and support. Or if necessary, have the child removed temporarily.

I don’t think we have enough information to say one way or the other what was done by family members to protect Claire. The threshold for DPJ (the child protective services in Quebec) involvement is as follows:

• child is abandoned or neglected
• child is psychologically, sexually, or physically abused
• child has serious behavioural disturbances due to parent’s failure to act
• child is at serious risk of harm (can’t just be speculative risk based on vague ment health symptoms)

Mental illness alone does not automatically meet threshold unless it impairs their ability to meet the child’s needs and/or there are clear signs of risk such as neglect, bizarre or unsafe parenting behaviour, statements to suggest intent to harm, or inability to provide care. Mom’s vaguely psychotic symptoms may not have been severe enough to meet any of the criteria until the most recent post/until she (speculating) had a more severe break on the day CB went missing. The only way they would get seriously involved would be if mom was saying things that would suggest impact to her parenting (e.g., believing the child is a demon), reveals clear signs of danger to the child, or if the child has observable signs of neglect or harm. If family members did report anything to the DPJ, they likely would not have intervened beyond an initial screen. Maybe they would ask whether the mother had left the child unattended ever or was disoriented while caring for her, but if she was doing just enough to care for CB and could pass her early mental health symptoms off as “spiritual healing” or something, they would not do a mental health evaluation on her. They might offer her services or support for such things, but they would not forcefully do an evaluation. It would be voluntary on the part of the mom. At best they could provide monitoring, but even then it would be unlikely. This is sadly the way mental health and child services often play out.

 

[Marie A]

The Journal de Montréal identified the mother by name. The article says that she left her apartment with CB on Sunday morning using an emergency exit that wasn’t covered by a surveillance camera and leaving her cellphone and computer behind. They also published a clip from the disturbing TikTok video that she posted that morning:
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2...blie-le-jour-de-la-disparition-de-claire-bell

Thank you for posting.
The Tik Tok video is easy to view here and it shows this mother seething with anger/hatred.
I wonder if this anger is directed at someone in particular or is a psychosis?
The fact that she left the building in such a nefarious way without her phone doesn’t bode well for this toddler.
Poor little CB.
This is so tragic.
IMHO

 

[Snoop Sister]

grrrrr.

that is a not unexpected gut punch right there.

Good catch re that article. Unfortunately it is in French, and not everyone will understand, but it is quite disturbing. Agreed though most of us suspected something like this from the onset.

 

[na19]

RT was doing internet searches for children's funeral urns and funeral arrangements prior to CB’s disappearance, according to authorities who searched her phone's browsing history.

https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/06/17/disparition-de-claire-bell-la-mere-aurait-magasine-les-urnes-pour-enfants

Oh no
I had still been holding on to some hope that maybe she had hidden CB somewhere or given her to someone. I know that was probably naive, but after reading about her Google searches, I think what we all feared deep down is true.

 

[Snoop Sister]

I don’t think we have enough information to say one way or the other what was done by family members to protect CB. The threshold for DPJ (the child protective services in Quebec) involvement is as follows:

• child is abandoned or neglected
• child is psychologically, sexually, or physically abused
• child has serious behavioural disturbances due to parent’s failure to act
• child is at serious risk of harm (can’t just be speculative risk based on vague ment health symptoms)

Mental illness alone does not automatically meet threshold unless it impairs their ability to meet the child’s needs and/or there are clear signs of risk such as neglect, bizarre or unsafe parenting behaviour, statements to suggest intent to harm, or inability to provide care. Mom’s vaguely psychotic symptoms may not have been severe enough to meet any of the criteria until the most recent post/until she (speculating) had a more severe break on the day CB went missing. The only way they would get seriously involved would be if mom was saying things that would suggest impact to her parenting (e.g., believing the child is a demon), reveals clear signs of danger to the child, or if the child has observable signs of neglect or harm. If family members did report anything to the DPJ, they likely would not have intervened beyond an initial screen. Maybe they would ask whether the mother had left the child unattended ever or was disoriented while caring for her, but if she was doing just enough to care for CB and could pass her early mental health symptoms off as “spiritual healing” or something, they would not do a mental health evaluation on her. They might offer her services or support for such things, but they would not forcefully do an evaluation. It would be voluntary on the part of the mom. At best they could provide monitoring, but even then it would be unlikely. This is sadly the way mental health and child services often play out.

I did say IF people thought something was out of sorts. I am from Canada, and I know if concerns were mentioned about the welfare of the child to Children’s Services, there would more than likely be a follow up. And, a concern over a parent’s mental health is a reason for a referral to CS. Especially in light of what has happened in like situations in Canada. Further more, I have referred cases to CS because of parental mental health issues, and case files were opened and actions were taken.

Of course, we don’t know the situation well enough. I was just saying in general in response to the post I quoted. It is normal for family and friends to second guess after a situation as such has occurred.

 

[tlorik]

I'm so tired of these cases - innocent little girl, innocent little dog pay the price for mom's crazy. Not their fault and nothing they had anything to do with, but they are the sacrifice.

 

[tlcya]

per reports the deceased dog was located on the side of Highway 30 in Vaudreuil-Dorio near to where it and highway 20 meet. .

Google Maps

 

[tlcya]

She appeared again on Tuesday morning, wearing a red shirt and a grey blanket draped over her shoulders.

Following the appearance, Crown prosecutors confirmed that more charges could follow, depending on what investigators uncover as they search for CB, 3.
[snip]
As a result, the Crown has opposed Todd’s release, citing the “gravity of the crime.”

She is expected to be transferred to the Leclerc prison for women in Joliette before returning to court on Wednesday.
Mother of missing 3-year-old Montreal girl arrested, facing charges of child abandonment

 

[chopper.wife]

I did say IF people thought something was out of sorts. I am from Canada, and I know if concerns were mentioned about the welfare of the child to Children’s Services, there would more than likely be a follow up. And, a concern over a parent’s mental health is a reason for a referral to CS. Especially in light of what has happened in like situations in Canada. Further more, I have referred cases to CS because of parental mental health issues, and cases were opened and actions were taken.

Of course, we don’t know the situation well enough. I was just saying in general in response to the post I quoted.

All I am saying is that we can’t imply that family is responsible for this by saying DPJ would have intervened and helped if they had made a report, since we have no idea whether they did or not. I am a psychologist working in Canada, while it’s nice to think DPJ would get involved more, from my experience, it takes a long time (mom seems to have gone downhill only since December/January of this year) as they are overwhelmed and specific criteria need to be met which differ provincially. Not saying you’re wrong about other provinces or cases where services have gotten involved, just that Quebec has very different regulations and that mom may have been well “enough” for DPJ to just make note of it and wait for an escalation or for a clearer instance of possible harm befalling the child

 

[Snoop Sister]

All I am saying is that we can’t imply that family is responsible for this by saying DPJ would have intervened and helped if they had made a report, since we have no idea whether they did or not.

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If you are referring to my original post, I did not imply that family was responsible in anyway. I am saying that after the fact, family often blame themselves. Second guess themselves.

BTW, originally I was responding to a woman that stated in her familial situation, the family second guessed themselves afterwards.

 

[teeby]

Also, I'm not sure how it works in Canada, but in the US family court is a different system from child protective services. You can have an allegation of child abuse/neglect substantiated against you that doesn't rise to the level where CPS will take your child into the custody of the state. At that point if you're the ex you have to go back to family court and try to use the CPS finding to get a judge to change the custody order. A lot of people don't know that and think they'll automatically get full custody if CPS rules against their ex.