'Lengthy and difficult' Ontario murder trial for prospective parents of 2 boys nears end. Here's what to know | Page 18 | Unpublished
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'Lengthy and difficult' Ontario murder trial for prospective parents of 2 boys nears end. Here's what to know

March 20, 2026

The first-degree murder trial for a Burlington, Ont., couple who'd been trying to adopt two brothers, including a 12-year-old who died in 2022 after he was found emaciated and without vital signs, is now in its seventh month. Here's what to know as closing arguments in the Brandy Cooney-Becky Hamber case are set to begin Monday in Milton.



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