Posted: Jan 26, 2021 5:28 PM MT | Last Updated: January 27
The Inglewood apartment where Shalaina Arcand, 5, suffered a fatal brain injury. (Court Exhibit/Edmonton Police Service)
After a lengthy delay, the Lauren Lafleche second-degree-murder trial has resumed in Edmonton.
The judge-alone proceeding was supposed to continue two weeks ago, but was put on hold after Lafleche tested positive for COVID-19. She is not in custody.
Lafleche is accused of causing a severe head injury that led to the death of her daughter Shalaina Arcand.
The 34-year-old mother who has two other children is also accused of assaulting Shalaina with a belt and a spatula and failing to provide her with the necessaries of life.