Former foster mother weeps on stand

Former foster mother weeps on stand

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A foster mother on trial for murder after being accused of killing a three-year-old boy in her care tearfully denied being responsible for the death this morning.
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Gillam RCMP officers are now working with the Thompson RCMP major crime unit and the serious crime unit on the investigation. Police have not released a cause of death, and have not released the baby's name.

The boy was in the care of Awasis, an aboriginal Child and Family Services agency that serves 12 First Nations. The boy was a member of Fox Lake, a small First Nation of about 125 people some 50 kilometres from Gillam. Chief George Neepin could not be reached Sunday night.
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Foster mother denies role in child's death

A foster mother on trial for the death of a child under her care denied any role in his death when she took the stand today.

The woman, who cannot be identified, cried as she directly addressed the jury this morning.