A preliminary inquiry into the death of a four-year-old child.
The Crown sought committal on a charge of First Degree Murder.
The defendants, the child's parents, contested committal on this charge, conceding only to Second Degree Murder.
The court found sufficient evidence of planning and deliberation based on the totality of circumstances, including evidence of chronic malnutrition, vicious beating, head trauma, aspiration of gastric contents, and post-offence conduct.
The court committed both defendants to trial on First Degree Murder and on the additional charge of Failure to Provide the Necessaries of Life.