Mother cries, yells as driver appears in court charged with killing boy on patio

EDMONTON – The mother of a toddler killed when an SUV crashed into a restaurant patio wept and trembled as the man charged in youngster’s death appeared in an Edmonton court.

Richard Suter (SOO-ter), who is 62, appeared for only a minute on a video screen as his lawyer put the case over to Thursday so he can apply for bail on impaired driving charges.

Police allege Suter had an argument with his spouse before he got into his vehicle parked outside Ric’s Grill, then shifted into drive instead of reverse.

Two-year-old Geo Mounsef was pinned to a wall and later died in hospital.

His father and one-year-old brother were also injured in the crash.

Local media report that moments before Suter’s court appearance, the child’s mother screamed at his defence lawyer’s assistant for — quote — “defending baby killers.”