The extent of the damage the boys caused to the couple’s home has been debated throughout the trial.
The defence has alluded to tens of thousands of dollars in damages, and the women conveyed the same to children’s aid, including that the boys would purposefully defecate and urinate on their furniture.
But when Cooney testified in December, Conlan asked to what extent the children damaged the home and she gave few examples.
She mentioned L.L. damaging a closet door, the screen door being dented and freezer door no longer sealing.
She repeatedly said the boys would damage toys, and get rips and holes in their clothing.
“Is there anything else?” asked the judge. “There is other evidence [in this trial] that led me to think there was complete destruction of the house, annihilation, worth thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars.”
She could only point to a coat rack that J.L. had “ripped” off the wall.