CP NewsAlert: Alberta Crown stays charges against parents in toddler's death
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated Jun 22, 2021 at 6:57 pm EDT
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Crown prosecutors have stayed charges against parents who were facing a third trial in the death of their toddler in southern Alberta.
A lawyer for David and Collet Stephan, Shawn Buckley, says he received a letter from the Crown about the decision.
A copy of the letter directs the Lethbridge court to stay charges against the Stephans of failing to provide the necessaries of life.
Alberta Justice could not immediately be reached for comment.
The Stephans were accused of not seeking medical attention sooner for their 18-month-old son before he died in 2012.