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Thursday, 19 April 2018

Mother of 2-year-old found dead in Quebec City hospitalized with self-inflicted injuries

Rosalie Gagnon's body was found near a home on Gaspard Avenue in Quebec City's Charlesbourg neighbourhood. The two-year-old was taken to hospital, where she was pronounced dead. (Daniel Coulombe/Radio-Canada)
The mother of a toddler who was found dead in Quebec City yesterday was taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries ahead of a planned court appearance today.
Audrey Gagnon, 23, was expected to face charges Thursday in connection with the death of her two-year-old daughter, Rosalie, but police said her court appearance has been pushed back. 
Gagnon's injuries are not life threatening.
Police are recommending that she be charged with murder, though the final decision will be made by Quebec's Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions.
Police did not specify whether they recommended a first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter charge.
Rosalie Gagnon's body was found in a garbage can outside a home on de Gaulle Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, in the city's Charlesbourg neighbourhood. The toddler was pronounced dead in hospital.
Police said an autopsy will be performed on the girl on Thursday to determine the exact cause of death.
Police launched a search for Audrey Gagnon, 23, and Rosalie early Wednesday morning. Rosalie's body was found later in the afternoon. (Service de police de la Ville de Québec)
The mother and toddler were reported missing around 7 a.m. ET Wednesday after someone found an empty baby stroller in Bon-Air Park and contacted police.
Police found the woman in an apartment on Gaspard Avenue, about two kilometres away from the park in the Beauport neighbourhood, around 3:30 p.m.
She was with a man at the time. Police said both were interviewed, but the man was eventually released.

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