Article content Crown and defence lawyers traded arguments Thursday as the murder trial of an Edmonton mother accused of killing her five-year-old daughter drew to a close. Lauren Lafleche, 34, is charged with fatally injuring Shalaina Arcand in the family’s apartment in October 2015. Arcand suffered injuries, including to her brain, which medical experts likened to those sustained in high-speed car crashes. She died after four days in hospital. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Edmonton mother accused of killing five-year-old daughter will learn fate May 7 Back to video Lafleche’s trial for second-degree murder, assault with a weapon and failure to provide the necessaries of life began last November. It was scheduled to take 15 days but has been repeatedly delayed, including after Lafleche tested positive for COVID-19.