"The Crown has also accused the couple of torturing and confining J.L. L.L. was from the Ottawa area but had lived with Hamber, Cooney and J.L. since 2017."
"Evidence included thousands of deleted text messages that police accessed, hours of audio recordings and hundreds of images, including from security cameras the women used to surveil the boys."
"In her closing argument, lawyer Kelli Frew said the pair 'abused, tortured and starved these boys.' She contends the couple isolated the boys from their community and medical professionals."
An Ontario judge is set to deliver a verdict in the trial of Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber, who pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of a 12-year-old boy and the alleged torture of his younger brother. The trial included testimonies from various witnesses and evidence such as deleted text messages and surveillance footage. The Crown argues that the couple abused and isolated the boys, leading to the older boy's death from malnutrition and hypothermia.
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