SURREY, B.C. — The mother of an eight-year-old girl found dead in Surrey, B.C., has been charged with murder.
The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the body of Teagan Batstone was discovered in the trunk of a vehicle in South Surrey on Wednesday.
Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pound says 41-year-old Lisa Batstone is accused of second-degree murder.
Batstone was due to appear in a Surrey court on Thursday.
Pound says Batstone has no other children.
The cause of the little girl's death hasn't been confirmed and an autopsy will be conducted.
