(Trois-Rivières) The mother-in-law of the girl from Granby underwent a tough cross-examination on Tuesday. “Why didn’t you go see [la victime] overnight ? “Why didn’t you go help him?” “You, while she is screaming, are you listening to a movie?” », Hammered the Crown attorney, Mr.e Claude Robitaille.
” I do not know what to do. For me, the situation is safe. [La victime] is having a fit. I let her do it. It’s safe. There is nothing that is going to happen. She is not going to die, ”the accused responded in particular, in tears.
Out of breath and tears, the 38-year-old woman also needed a fifteen-minute break in order to pull herself together and resume her story.
During her testimony on Monday, the accused claimed that it was not she who undertook the restraint of the child during the night of April 28 to 29, 2019, but that she held the victim’s legs to a certain moment. In the morning, as the girl began to come off, she added adhesive tape, “ten laps”, around her while waiting for an appointment with the child psychiatrist scheduled for 3 pm in the afternoon.
The accused assured that the child’s respiratory tract was not blocked and that it could still move.
“You take the time to ask her if she is able to move, but you don’t take the time to ask her if she is hungry, if she wants to go to the bathroom? “Asked Me Robitaille.
“No, exactly,” replied the accused, repentant.
When the crown attorney announced he was done with his questions, the 38-year-old addressed the jury for the very last time.
” I’m sorry. Just because there were ups and downs and downs didn’t mean I didn’t like her [la victime]. I still love her and miss her. I apologize so much, ”she said before thanking the 14 jurors. She then took one last look at her family who were present for their testimony.