Quebec Mom Found Not Criminally Responsible for Abandoning Child to Stay Detained

Quebec Mom Found Not Criminally Responsible for Abandoning Child to Stay Detained
Crown prosecutor Lili Prévost-Grave speaks to media following a court hearing for the mother of a three-year-old in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., on June 18, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
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A 34-year-old woman found not criminally responsible after abandoning her toddler in a rural field will remain detained at a Montreal psychiatric hospital.

Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud delivered the ruling at the Valleyfield, Que., courthouse on Tuesday, saying that despite the progress she’s made in her recovery she still poses a risk to the public.