By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Mother of three-year-old Montreal girl denied bail in abandonment case

Jul 11, 2025 | 10:39 AM

SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field near a highway in Ontario has been denied bail.

The 34-year-old woman, whose name is under a publication ban to protect the girl’s identity, has been ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric evaluation.

She will return to court in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., west of Montreal, on Aug. 8.

The mother has been charged with criminal negligence causing bodily harm and unlawful abandonment of a child.

She reported her daughter missing on June 15 at a store in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., west of Montreal, and told police she had no memory of the previous six hours or of the girl’s whereabouts.

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The girl was found alive and conscious on June 18 by Ontario Provincial Police officers 50 kilometres west of the Quebec boundary.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 11, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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