Colett and David Stephans (Lethbridge News Now photo)
Judge finds Alberta couple not guilty in toddler son’s death
Sep 19, 2019 | 4:09 PM
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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – An Alberta couple who treated their son with herbal remedies rather than seek medical attention have been found not guilty in the boy’s death.
David and Collet Stephan were charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life to 19-month-old Ezekiel, who died in March 2012.
The official cause of death was bacterial meningitis, but a pathologist called by the defence said the child died from a lack of oxygen to the brain when he was in an ambulance.
Justice Terry Clackson spoke to the court in Lethbridge, Alta., for only four minutes before releasing his written decision.
