SASKATOON — Justice officials in Saskatchewan say a teenage girl accused of killing a baby boy had escaped custody the day before the death.
Ministry spokesman Drew Wilby says the 16-year-old left an open-custody youth facility at about 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, and Saskatoon police were notified just over an hour later.
Wilby says open custody means doors cannot be locked and staff can't physically stop young offenders from leaving — but if they do, they are breaking the law.
The teen was arrested Sunday morning after officers found the injured child at a home.
She is charged with second-degree murder and escaping lawful custody.
Police have not said why the teen, who was not related to the baby boy, was in the home.
