On Jan. 19, Toronto mother Cindy Ali was acquitted of the first-degree murder charge first laid on her in connection with her daughter s death in 2012. Here s an in-depth look at the Toronto police investigation into Ali and her family.
On Jan. 19, Toronto mother Cindy Ali was acquitted of the first-degree murder charge first laid on her in connection with her daughter s death in 2012. Here s an in-depth look at the Toronto police investigation into Ali and her family.
Cries of relief rang out in a downtown courtroom on Friday as a Toronto mother formerly sentenced to life in connection with the death of her disabled teenage daughter was acquitted of first-degree murder.
The prosecutor seeking to convict Toronto mother Cindy Ali in the 2011 death of her disabled teenage daughter said during final arguments Monday that the murder was carried out as an act of mercy to relieve the girl from suffering – a theory the defense said was “plucked from thin air” and based on stereotypes.
Taking the stand for a second time in her life, Amanda Ali rejected prosecutor’s suggestions that her mother smothered her disabled teenage sister in an act of mercy at their Scarborough townhouse in 2011, instead detailing a childhood and home life filled with love.