CANADA -- A 19-year-old woman accused of manslaughter in the death of her three-week-old baby will learn Tuesday if she'll be granted bail on a new charge of obstructing justice.
In June 2010 the woman, who was 17 at the time, was with her mother on the balcony of their home in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, near Saint-Hyacinthe.
In June 2010 the woman, who was 17 at the time, was with her mother on the balcony of their home in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, near Saint-Hyacinthe.
That's when one of the family's dogs, a husky, attacked and killed the teenager's 21-day-old daughter. The baby was left strapped in a car seat in the kitchen while the two women were smoking outside.
Both women were arrested, and the baby's mother was charged with manslaughter. The baby's grandmother was later released after the Crown decided there was not enough evidence to press charges.
Both women were arrested, and the baby's mother was charged with manslaughter. The baby's grandmother was later released after the Crown decided there was not enough evidence to press charges.
The 19-year-old woman's trial was set to begin Monday, but prosecutors revealed that she was arrested once again last week and charged with obstruction of justice after she allegedly attempted to influence her mother's testimony leading up to the trial -- which had been set to begin Monday.
The identities of the accused and her family are protected because the 19-year-old was a minor at the time of the incident.
EARLIER: [The baby's father] said there were three dogs inside the house: a male and two females, one of which was in a cage with young puppies.
He said the women were too shocked to see which of the two loose dogs was responsible for the attack.
The dogs had been around since the baby's birth and had never posed a problem, he said.
"They weren't aggressive," he said. "When strangers came to the door, they didn't even bark. There was no sign that this could happen."
(CBC News - Jan 30, 2012)