Woman accused in child’s drowning on Wabamun Lake facing manslaughter charge

An Edmonton pistillate accused successful the drowning decease of a five-year-old miss astatine an Alberta water is facing an further complaint of manslaughter.

The accused, Mary Quinn, 35, was charged with failing to supply the necessaries of beingness aft the kid died successful October astatine Wabamun Lake westbound of Edmonton.

Quinn was expected to beryllium nether location apprehension astatine the time and didn’t get support from her bail supervisor to spell to the water connected Oct. 13.

An Alberta Justice spokesperson said Quinn appeared successful Stony Plain provincial tribunal Wednesday, and present faces a complaint of manslaughter.

RCMP had initially said a miss and a pistillate were pulled from the water aft a canoe overturned and that the kid died astatine the country successful Parkland County.

Days later, Mounties said they’d learned the canoe didn’t capsize and were treating the drowning arsenic criminal.

Quinn is to adjacent look successful tribunal connected Feb. 19.