Edmonton soldier found guilty of attempting to kill children in house fire
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An Edmonton soldier accused of trying to kill her three children has been found guilty on all counts against her.
An Edmonton soldier accused of trying to kill her three children has been found guilty on all counts against her.
The woman, who cannot be identified due to a publication ban to protect the children, was charged with three counts of attempted murder and two counts of arson after a 2015 house fire at CFB Edmonton.
The 10-day trial wrapped up on Feb. 17, with the judge hearing testimony from several witnesses, including the woman's children and ex-husband.
The woman's ex-husband told court their relationship was very difficult and that he was assisting with the wildfires in northern Saskatchewan when the blaze broke out at CFB Edmonton on July 20.
“My kids were scared of me because they had been told I would hurt them,” the father of the couple's three children recalled.
At the time of the fire, the children were living with their mother and their parents were involved in an acrimonious custody battle.
According to evidence presented at the trial, days before the blaze, the mother had been informed her ex would assume primary care of the children after they went to a summer camp.
