"In messages to her wife, Becky Hamber referred to herself as Officer Hamber and said one of the boys in her and Brandy Cooney's care was in Hamber Cooney prison. Those texts from Nov. 14, 2021, were one set of many shown at the women's first-degree murder trial Tuesday in the Milton, Ont., court. That was at least the second time, the women referred to themselves as jailers of two brothers they were trying to adopt,"
"The brothers are referred to as L.L. and J.L. for CBC's coverage of this trial since their identities are protected under a standard publication ban. L.L. was 12 when he died in Hamber and Cooney's care on Dec. 21, 2022. His younger brother J.L., is now 13. The Burlington, Ont., women have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in L.L.'s death at the trial that began in mid-September in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice."
In messages, Becky Hamber called herself Officer Hamber and described one boy as being in "Hamber Cooney prison." Texts from Nov. 14, 2021, and messages from December 2020 show both women referring to themselves as jailers of the two brothers they sought to adopt. The brothers, identified as L.L. and J.L., had protected identities; L.L. died at age 12 on Dec. 21, 2022, while in Hamber and Cooney's care. The Burlington women pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and related charges including confinement, assault with a weapon (zip ties), and failing to provide necessaries of life. Police extracted device data and security-camera recordings; audio and text evidence were presented in court.
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