Nunavut mom convicted of telling daughter to commit suicide

ARVIAT, Nunavut – A Nunavut judge is asking why a mother convicted of repeatedly telling her daughter to kill herself was allowed continued contact with the girl.

The woman, known only as L.P., was found guilty in January of counselling the 17-year-old to commit suicide.

A court order after the mother’s arrest had forbidden her from communicating with her daughter.

Justice Susan Cooper notes in her judgment, which has just been released, that the woman continued to have daily contact with the girl.

She also says the woman’s one-year-old son was returned to her care.

Court heard during the trial in Arviat, Nunavut, that the daughter made numerous suicide attempts, including two immediately after her mother suggested she should.

The mother was sentenced to five days in jail and two years of probation.