Defendant’s absence scuttles trial
Judge issues arrest warrant for 36-year-old woman accused of child endangerment
A Fredericton woman accused of endangering a child was a no-show for her trial Wednesday, prompting a judge to issue a warrant for her arrest.
The 36-year-old female defendant was scheduled to stand trial in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday, having previously pleaded not guilty to an April 19, 2024, count of unlawfully exposing a child under the age of 10 to risk, likely endangering that child’s life, and a June 28 charge of failing to attend court.
A publication ban was previously ordered in the case to protect the identity of the child in question. There’s a chance that identifying the woman accused in the case might reveal who the child is, so the Fredericton Independent isn’t naming her either.