MAN, WOMAN CHARGED IN DEATH OF CHILD IN GRAVENHURST IN EARLY JANUARY 2023
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com
GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst woman was arrested today and charged with failing to provide necessaries of life in the death of a child in early January 2023.
This after the arrest yesterday of Tyler Phillip Whale, 24, of Brampton, who was charged with second degree murder.
Both accused were remanded into custody to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on Friday, May 23, 2025.
On Thursday, January 5, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the OPP and Muskoka Emergency Services responded to a call for a child who had suffered significant injuries. The child was transported to hospital where they succumbed to their injuries on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
On Tuesday, May 20, Whale was arrested and charged with second degree murder contrary to section 235(1) of the Criminal Code (CC).
On Wednesday, May 21, Justine Osborne, 33, was arrested and charged with failing to provide necessaries of life contrary to section 215(2) of the CC.
A publication ban has been issued and as a result, the OPP will not be able to release further information.
The Muskoka OPP Crime Unit is continuing the investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with the assistance of OPP Forensic Identification Services and in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or ontariocrimestoppers.ca.
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