The woman found not criminally responsible for abandoning her three-year-old daughter in June will remain detained at the Montreal psychiatric hospital where she's been treated since July, a Quebec judge ruled Tuesday.

Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud said while the mother is collaborating with her treatment team and her mental health has improved, it remains fragile. Her medication still needs to be adjusted, he said.

He favoured the Crown's arguments that at this stage, the mother poses a threat to public safety.

The judge also agreed with the proposal submitted by Crown attorney Lili Prévost-Gravel, who asked the judge that the woman remains detained at the

Under this proposal she would be allowed occasional outings with some conditions, which include not contacting the father of her toddle

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