Adam Cyr murder trial: Dead toddler's mother cries as 911 tape played
CBC News | Posted: January 20, 2015 4:30 PM | Last Updated: January 21, 2015
Cyr on trial in Regina for second-degree murder of Natalia Shingoose
Amanda Trevors spent another emotion-filled day testifying at the trial of Adam Cyr, the 34-year-old man accused of killing Trevors's daughter. On Tuesday, Trevors broke down and cried as a recording of her 911 call was played for the jury in a Regina courtroom for the first time.
She's frozen. Her whole body is frozen. - Amanda Trevors on 911 call
Trevors had previously testified that she discovered the lifeless body of Natalia Shingoose in the child's bedroom on June 21, 2012, just a few days before the girl's third birthday.
"My daughter's not moving," Trevors is heard saying on the 911 recording. "She's frozen. Her whole body is frozen."
As the recording was played, Trevors — in court — began to cry.
"Oh my gosh she's so purple," Trevors said to the dispatcher.
According to an agreed statement of facts, assented to by both the defence and Crown prosecutor, Shingoose died from blunt force trauma.
The findings of coroner's examination of Shingoose made a number of observations, including:
- The child's injuries caused a loss of blood flow to the brain, notably on her right side.
- Air entered her lungs but couldn't leave.
- That combination resulted in brain damage or cardiac arrest.
- It was not possible to know which occurred first.
- Death didn't occur immediately after the blunt force trauma, but within a period of four hours.
- There were also other injuries, which occurred at the same time as the blunt force trauma, including fractured ribs; a fractured collarbone; two tears in her lung; bruising at the base of her heart; lacerations (or cuts) to her liver; and contusions and abrasions to her neck, trunk, legs and arms.
During his continued cross examination of Trevors on Tuesday, Cyr's lawyer confronted the woman.
"I'm going to suggest to you that you are lying on the stand," Bob Hrycan said.
Trevors denied that.
"I'm not framing Mr. Cyr," she said.
The jury had previously heard that Trevors and Cyr were living together at the time of the Natalia's death.
Hrycan also accused Trevors of rearranging items in her daughter's bedroom — before calling 911 — so that evidence of drug use would not be found. She also rejected that premise.
"You'll always deny," Hrycan said, to which Trevors shot back, "I don't have to deny."
Tuesday's proceedings ended with the Crown saying that the prosecution had no additional evidence to present.
Court resumes Wednesday.