Appeal denied for Alberta mother who assaulted toddler, left severe burns untreated

A Calgary mother convicted of assaulting her two-year-old daughter, causing broken bones, and leaving the child with untreated burns has had her appeal dismissed.The mother, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, was found guilty of aggravated assault and failing to provide the necessaries of life. She was appealing the assault convictions.The Alberta Court of Appeal heard the girl was taken to a clinic for an unrelated issue in July 2017, when a doctor noticed severe untreated burns on her hands. She was referred to a plastic surgeon, but the mother didn’t take her.