Hours before the two-year-old girl, known publicly as "M", was taken off life support on Sept. 20, 2012, caseworkers let her twin sister "S" and four-year-old brother say goodbye.
They gave her a stuffed bear, and her brother said she was sleeping.
This was just one of the many details revealed in the 10-page victim impact statement given to the court by four Children's Services workers and obtained exclusively by CBC News.
Last week, the father was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter, aggravated assault and failure to provide the necessaries of life for the twin girls.
The children's mother faces a number of charges, including second-degree murder. No date has been set for her trial.
The four workers said they were at the young girl's bedside when "M" died. They also made the funeral arrangements and chose the words for her headstone.
"She will never go to school and enjoy friendships," the statement read. "She will never run and dance, or even ride a bike. She will never know the enjoyment of simply living."
Child "S" makes progress after leaving parents' care
In the statement, the workers described the dramatic progression of child "S" during her time at the hospital and even after she was admitted into foster care.
"When ["S"] was being examined at the hospital, a doctor gently touched her hand," the statement reads. "She was mesmerized, as if no one had ever done that before."
After 10 days in hospital, "S" became strong enough to walk. The workers brought her a pair of new shoes that she never wanted to take off — even when she was given a new pair, the statement said.
When she was first admitted to hospital, "S" had little hair. When her hair finally grew in, the statement said she was given hair bows that "gave her such pleasure that she never wanted to have them removed."
When workers visited child "S" in her foster home just a few weeks after her release from hospital, she was "running, dancing, giggling and smiling."
"Unsettling" hospital visits
The workers noted in the statement that the parents' visits in the hospital were "unsettling."
The workers said they met often with the parents in jail, visiting them almost monthly after their arrest. They said the parents wanted regular updates on their son — but "not once" did they ask how child "S" was doing.
Throughout child "M"'s time in hospital, the workers said staff and volunteers brought an assortment of items — including clothing, shoes, hair accessories, blankets and toys — and even made paper and casted hand and foot prints.
The personal items were given to the workers when child "M" died. They wanted to pass them on to the foster family looking after the siblings, but the parents refused.
Long-term concerns
The victim impact statement concludes with concerns for the two surviving children who watched their sibling die.
The workers said the brother has "exhibited aggressive behaviours and has challenges with interacting appropriately with his peers."
"At some point, ["S"] will face the knowledge that her parents provided for her brother, but did not do the same for her and her sister," the statement read. "We can only guess at the effect this will have on her sense of self-worth and the impact it will have on the rest of her life."
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