Found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, the mother who abandoned her 3-year-old daughter at the intersection of Highway 417 near Casselman will have to stay up to 90 days at the Philippe-Pinel Institute.
Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud considered that this measure ensured both his gradual reintegration and the protection of the public. Her condition has since improved thanks to the care she received.
Her future will be re-evaluated by the Mental Disorders Commission at the end of this period.