"WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse. A forensic pathologist has testified the autopsy he performed on a 12-year-old who was in the care of two Burlington, Ont., women was unable to determine the boy's cause of death. However, Dr. Michael Pickup said he could also not rule out possible causes of death, including hypothermia, or cardiac arrest linked to severe malnourishment."
"Pickup said L.L.'s body did not have any evidence of significant injury or abnormalities. The autopsy found L.L. had ingested 11 pills that tests determined to be Venlafaxine, a medication he was prescribed. According to Health Canada, the drug is used to treat depression, anxiety or nervousness, social anxiety and panic disorders. Pickup said test results showed the concentration of that medication was higher than normal for therapeutic purposes, but not fatal."
Dr. Michael Pickup, Ontario's deputy chief forensic pathologist, testified that the autopsy of the 12-year-old known as L.L. was unable to determine a definitive cause of death but could not exclude hypothermia or cardiac arrest linked to severe malnourishment. Pickup reported no evidence of significant injury or anatomical abnormalities. Toxicology identified ingestion of 11 pills of venlafaxine with concentrations higher than therapeutic but not at fatal levels. Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and additional counts including confinement, assault with a weapon (zip ties) and failing to provide necessaries of life to J.L. The judge-only trial is being heard in Milton and is expected to continue into November.
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