Kaela Mehl, who killed her daughter in September 2015 by administering a fatal dose of Zopiclone and smothering her, was previously convicted of first-degree murder but successfully appealed
A woman who killed her 18-month-old daughter by feeding her yogurt laced with a fatal dose of Zopiclone, then smothering her has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
At her sentencing hearing Monday morning in B.C. Supreme Court, Crown and defence submitted a joint submission suggesting a sentence of life imprisonment with no eligibility of parole for 10 years. The jury heard that Mehl and husband, Daniel Cunningham, had become embroiled in an ugly, tumultuous custody battle after separating in May 2015. Their exchanges of the toddler took place at the Saanich police station.
Mehl hired private investigators, surreptitiously recorded exchanges and followed the family to find evidence that the child wasn’t safe with them. At the same time, the courts were increasing the family’s access to the child.
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