Supporters of an Edmonton couple accused of starving their 2-year-old twin daughters leave court after a hearing Tuesday. They would only say details in the case have been exaggerated. (CBC)

Edmonton parents of starved twins get support in court
Abuse case ‘over-exaggerated’, friends claim
CBC News
Posted: Jun 19, 2012 12:27 PM MT Last Updated: Jun 19, 2012 1:52 PM MT
Supporters of an Edmonton couple accused of starving their 2-year-old twin daughters leave court after a hearing Tuesday. They would only say details in the case have been exaggerated. (CBC) Facebook

About a dozen friends of an Edmonton couple accused of starving their twin 2-year-old daughters showed up to support them at a brief court appearance Tuesday morning.

The married couple, charged with two counts of aggravated assault, criminal negligence causing bodily harm and failing to provide the necessities of life, is not allowed to have any contact with each other.

The father, led out first into the prisoner’s box wearing handcuffs, was told to stand at the far end.

His wife then entered wearing shackles and handcuffs.

Throughout the court appearance, an interpreter translated for her.
None of the supporters would speak to the media after the appearance, except to say they felt the case has been “over-exaggerated.”

Late last month, paramedics found the twins to be severely malnourished with one weighing 13 pounds and her sister 16 pounds, after they were called to the home when one of the girls went into cardiac arrest after a head injury.

She remains in hospital on life support.

The other twin had also had injuries, but a third child, a young boy, was healthy.

The judge ordered the mother and father on Tuesday not to have any contact with the boy.

The parents, who cannot be identifiied, will be back in court next Tuesday for a bail hearing.

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  • Euonymus

    As I see it, the girls were abused on purpose only because they are girls.
    The boy was found healthy.
    Also, the “supporters” were probably sent to court by their imam, to save the image of their community.
    The large woman wearing Muslim clothing seems to be saying something the man in the back found funny.
    Strange looking crowd with only one woman surrounded by men.
    This deprived “mother” needs an interpreter (that costs money) and this tells me that she could be a refugee or an immigrant who works in her community or one who doesn’t work at all, living on our money.
    Anyone who knows who they are?

  • Hans Schneider

    Third world immigration produces third world problems.

  • Cheryl

    When will Canadians realize what is being done to this Great Nation and stand up and fight for it? The money that is being spent on immigration is destroying the lives of hard working Canadians through taxes that are one of the highest in the world. The government says we need workers.I disagree we only need to train the millions of Canadians here. The trouble with that is the government has taken allmost every job and given them to third world countries. This seems like a no win situation. Someone has to come up with a solution that does’nt involve mass immigration or this country will never survive!!!

    • Euonymus

      First, we must get rid of the Charter (the “hate speech” section).

    • imre

      No,no.You all got it wrong.It’s not the IMMIGRANTS from Europe destroying the tradition of this great country of Canada,but the politician.The politician who let the third world population in.

  • Cheryl

    In agree with you 100%. In my opinion the Charter was made to protect immigrants not the ancestors of the people who fought and died for this country. If it were not for the early immigrants which I believe were settlers because they did all the hard work of clearing the land of trees and rock the immigrants of today would not want to come. My ancestors fought in the 2 wars for their freedom and rights for themselves and their children and their childrens children which are now being taken away piece by piece. I truly believe in the saying immigration may have built this country but immigrants of today will destroy it!!!

    • LOIS ANDERSON

      you are right 100%

  • israa

    I am of Iraqi descent, I was born and raised in Canada.
    My father came to Canada in the 60′s , and was a professor and taught a lot of the engineers we have in Canada today. He contributed to advancing Canada’s oil industry. My question here is, what makes any of you more Canadian then these “immigrants” , when you yourself are an immigrant. Whether your father or great great grandfather fought for anything , this is stolen land. It will always belong to the Aboriginals. As long as they are happy with “immigrants” being here, then you should not talk. To the lady that said boys vs girls , please rethink what you said. The immigrants of today are destroying this country, I stand by you on this. I honestly believe that Canada should impose a halt on all immigration for the next 10 years. After that, only allow educated individuals into Canada. People looking to advance or work in Canada ( legally ) – rather then bleed our welfare system dry. I`m beginning to think I am on a white supremacist website .

    • Euonymus

      I am glad to read about the contribution your family has made to Canada.
      Is your father an Iraqi trained engineer or was he trained by westerners?
      Yes, there are numerous immigrants who work for the Canadian mainstream society, especially older ones who came here at least two decades ago. Those immigrants had more morals and pride than many of those who arrive here in these days.
      Those immigrants did not feel entitled to anything, they worked hard to get what they wanted. Today, numerous immigrants feel entitled to everything, with no effort, only because they wear the stamp of immigrant on their foreheads.
      As for “stealing” the land… I guess I would be accurate if I said that today’s Iraqi people have “stolen” the land from the Mesopotamians… so they are “immigrants”…
      “The Islamic conquest was followed by mass immigration of Arabs from eastern Arabia and Mazun (Oman) to Khvarvārān. These new arrivals did not disperse and settle throughout the country; instead they established two new garrison cities, at al-Kūfah, near ancient Babylon, and at Basrah in the south.
      The intention was that the Muslims should be a separate community of fighting men and their families living off taxes paid by the local inhabitants. In the north of the North eastern Iran, Mosul began to emerge as the most important city and the base of a Muslim governor and garrison. Apart from the Persian elite and the Zoroastrian priests, who did not convert to Islam and thus lost their lives and property, most of the Mesopotamian peoples became Muslim and were allowed to keep their possessions.” (Wiki)

      • israa

        I am glad someone replied.

        Quick history of my family and father :
        My father received his undergrad and masters from the University of Baghdad ( college of baghdad at the time ) the second largest and oldest University in the world, the studied his PHd in the states. He arrived in Canada when he was 30 years old ( he had gone back to Iraq – married and came to Canada on a non specific end date contract). He received most of his education from Arab land. I was born in 1980 , my mother was 43 , father was close to 50. I was child #10 and the last to say the least. My eldest brother is 49. My dad had equal amount of girls and an equal amount of boys. All of which are University Graduates , some engineers , some doctors , some nurses, some teachers, some entrepreneurs. All that and we will always be categorized as “immigrants”, and told to “go back to our country”. Sadly, I have been told this by a (white) lady picking up her welfare check as I work with the the Ministry of Social Services.

        The immigrants that infiltrate Canada nowadays are the result of war that was brought on by other countries aside from Canada. Sometimes I believe that the countries that started these wars against specific countries, for example Iraq , should be responsible for the individuals leaving there countries. Why does Canada have to be burdened with such large amounts of people entering on a daily basis ( aside from the educated , wealthy ( or middle class) immigrants that will contribute to a better canada ). I also believe that any individual that has been in Canada for less then 10 years and has one criminal record, be deported back to wherever they came from. Expenses on them or there families ( as Canada has been paying tickets back for deported criminals).

        As a university graduate myself I do not rely on wikipedia for my sources as we all know anyone can input there own information without actual sources.

        • Winston Jack

          issra said:

          “Whether your father or great great grandfather fought for anything , this is stolen land. It will always belong to the Aboriginals.”

          So issra, even though you claim to be born and raised here, you just can’t resist a smug, stereotypical swipe at the descendents of the White Europeans who first built this great modern nation, even as you are here enjoying the fruits of their labor. Let’s see if you can sustain your accusation by answering a few simple questions.

          –According to the Solutrean Hypothesis, Europeans migrated here via the Atlantic ice bridge a good 4-5 thousand years BEFORE the first Aboriginal Asians came via the Bering land bridge. Ever heard of Kennewick Man or the Spirit Cave Mummy? So I guess the subsequent wave of Europeans were merely taking BACK what was theirs in the first place, right?

          –How exactly do you steal land from a people who have no written language or laws, no concept of land ownership, and no idea where they even are in the larger geographical sense?

    • Werewolf

      I’m not an immigrant. Neither were my parents, or their parents, or THEIR parents. My ancestors were the ones who helped build a nation from NOTHING BUT WILDERNESS.

      I find it highly offensive when newcomers DARE to call me an “immigrant”, when my ancestors were PIONEERS!

  • No need

    It is unfortunate to read the comments being put up about this topic for so many reasons not as much as the issue of the poor family itself.
    1. I came as immigrant to Canada with an engineering background and years of experience, and I ended up working with local junkies that don’t even deserve to work for me and they get paid better than I do. This is called freedom and equality.
    2. Canada’s history: for those who play the blank eye or maybe they are really that dumb ignorant about what their beloved ancestors did when they first landed in north America, here’s a refresher, the number of humans killed goes beyond imagination more than all wars that happened and will happen in the future added together.
    3. Little hint: go read about the reward that was paid to any white man or women bringing in the scalp of a native “Boy or Girl” less than 12 years old who had spoken bad think about your beloved ancestors, of course that’s a personal judgment of the achiever believed by the court of “Justice” “white man’s Justice” .
    4. Listen I can go on and on and on, but for whatever sake you trust and believe on, spare us your miserable talk of human rights, and love to all hate to none, and free women, protect children. “Bullshit”.
    5. Conclusion: you’re so deep into the blood of innocent (men-women- children…even animals) that every time you get a chance to prove that there could be a more devilish sole than yours you just burst on it.

  • No need

    By the way for the innocent souls who are trying to understand the reason of these accusations, and why now?
    Because of the current world economic collapse, the Canadian government is trying to apply more tough draconian laws against immigration, so in order for its citizens to comply and accept, they need some incentives. You can guess the rest of the story. Keep this in mind “what goes around comes around” this is your own saying.

  • Don’t mind benefitting from the conquest though

    All you immigrants who try to push the aboriginal guilt trip on us canadians don’t seem to mind benefitting from the so called theft. Seems a bit hypocritical to us.

    we were not immigrants to this land we were invaders and from the tone of many comments from new canadians, so are you. If you are here to liberate the aboriginals, and not just for self service, why havent the Chinese given back Richmond bc or the indians given back Brampton, on to the aboriginals?

    I have a theory, you’re just as racist and ethno centric as evil whitey.

  • monika

    Are you all kidding me? This is a case of child abuse. It doesnt matter what nationality, color, or race the accused is . It is irrelevant if they are immagrants or not. This is a caseof starving children.

    • Winston Jack

      monika,

      I think we would all agree that this is a case of child abuse and should be punished accordingly. But the (Muslim) immigrant factor cannot be ignored.

      Recent history has shown that when any Western nation starts importing Muslims, over time as their numbers increase they start asserting themselves more and more aggressively, with the end result being Sharia law. London has major areas now dominated by Sharia law, while France for example has approximately 750 no-go-zones in various urban areas across the country. (Areas where the government authorities fear to venture into, unless maybe accompanied by a SWAT team.)

      And once Sharia law is established, such types of routine abuse become all the more common.

  • You are all sick.

    What is wrong with you people. A child died and you’re discussing immigration laws and aboriginal history? You are all savages, I don’t care what race, religion, or creed you are. These poor children suffered more in their 27 months than any of us will face in a lifetime. I’m ashamed of you all. I pray for these children to Allah, Jesus, Abraham, and God. I pray she’s gone to a better place, Insh’alla. I pray these parents spend the remainder of their days in a hell that that they cannot escape in body, soul, or spirit for eternity. If I could get in a room with them alone I would administer this hell myself. I am disgusted at humanity and I am embarrassed for you all.