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A jury has declared a mistrial in the case of a mother accused of killing her seven-week-old son in Ottawa in 2021 but has found her partner at the time guilty of second-degree murder.
Boravy Buth and Patrick O’Connor were on trial for second-degree murder in the death of the infant, whom CBC is not identifying.Â
Buth was also charged with criminal negligence causing death, but a mistrial was declared on both of those charges early Sunday evening.
O’Connor was found guilty of the lone charge against him.
During the trial, a forensic pathologist likened the boy’s injuries to something seen after a vehicle collision or a fall from a significant height.
The two defence lawyers attempted to pin the guilt for the child’s death on each other’s clients during their closing statements.