'Profound failure of care' led to death of Winnipeg infant who had meth in bloodstream, prosecutor argues

A prosecutor says a constellation of events in a Winnipeg home that included unsafe sleeping conditions, rampant drug use and the parents' tumultuous relationship shows a "profound failure of care" in the weeks leading up to the death of a three-month-old in 2022.

Alison Muise, 42, is charged with failing to provide the necessaries of life. Her unresponsive baby, Layla Mattern-Muise, was rushed to hospital and died in February 2022.

Muise's judge-alone trial before Manitoba provincial court Judge Michelle Bright began in September, with closing arguments given Wednesday.

A Winnipeg police officer testified in September that Muise's home wasn't safe for children, telling court there was garbage and drug paraphernalia scattered around the home, and a window was left open on a frigid Febru