Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 14, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday March 14, 1978 trial told accused beat girl 2, hours before she died by John hark a jury was told monday How a 25-year-old Man kicked then used a Bull and Coal Hanger to beat a two year old girl last summer two Days before her death. The jury also heard that Only hours before the girl died he swung her around by the Ankles banging her head into the Wall at least twice followed by another beating with a Bell her Mother testified. Karen parisian died july ii of blood poisoning result ing from a perforated Bowel. Her body was covered in bruises and at the Lime of the autopsy in was discovered her jaw was broken there was a slight break in the Bone of one and she had a broken Collar Bone. Charged with murder As result of the girl s death Douglas Cecil Levangie. At the Lime of Karen s death Levangie had been living with the girl s Mother Dinah parisian at ids Mcgregor Street. The Mother testified Aboul the healings during the last half hour of Levangie s Mur Der trial that began Moil marijuana trafficker sentenced Learley Douglas Matheson was sentenced to one year in jail monday for Possession of marijuana for the purpose of trafficking. Allieson pleaded guilty to Iii charge earlier Lii is year while drug trafficking charges against four co accused resulted in a Hung jury. The charge Date s Back to sell Ember of iu7i. And Crown attorney Doug i Rayer said charges will be dropped by Hie Crown against the four involved will Allieson. Allieson s one year term imposed by or. Justice Ben a Cwak of the court of Queen s Bench is to run con scan live to a four year term for drug Ira flicking now being served. Defence counsel Cire Rirodsky asked Ihal a con Curry no jail Lemi be imposed on a Larson. Day in the Law courts build ing before a court of Queen s Bench jury of five women and seven men. Parisian told the jury that she began living with Levan Gie in december of 1970 after meeting him at the Patricia hotel 713 main Street. He had been Good with her children at first she Testi fied. But when he got used to the kids he started giving Karen she said. Thai began Aboul february or last year she said. The Mother of three Chil Dren old the jury that he children were beaten for not doing what they were Levangie she said just could t get along with them. About i . Saturday july a he caught Karen playing at he Side of the House outside the Yard of the Mcgregor Street Home. He brought the girl into the living room of he Home and administered the first beat ing parisian said. The beating lasted 10 to 15 minutes while Levangie kicked Karen five limes in the stomach As she on the floor then picked her up when she could t stand up beat her Wiki a Bell then Wilh a coat Hanger parisian said. The girl s Mother said Levangie was wearing shoes As he kicked the girl and she said she could l remember How Many times he struck her Wilh the Bell and Coal Hanger. That saturday night her was sick she said her stomach was swollen and she Kepi vomiting. The Mother was up Wilh her daughter All sunday night As she con Limicy to vomit complaining about her stomach. Levangie refused her re quests to take the girl to hos Pital telling her he was afraid he would be sent jail parisian testified. Monday. July ii. Karen awoke about 7 . Still sick and Mill complaining about her stomach. She was vomiting and dizzy. But Levangie beat Karen again her Mother testified lie grabbed Karen by the Ankles swung her around and banged her head against the Wall two or three limes. Then he hit her Wilh the that afternoon he gave her two year old girl a Buth with five pounds of Epsom sails saying in would make the bruises go away the Mother said. But parisian testified that As Levangie was bathing the girl he came out of he Bath room saying Karen was parisian said she went to a Corner store to phone the police and ambulance and when she returned found Levangie administering Nouth to Mouth resuscitation to Karen who was stretched out on a Coffee table in the living room. Parisian told Crown attorney Greg Lowlar that she was afraid to use the phone in the House. Doug Levangie would have killed me or beat she said. Karen arrived at the Chil Dren s Centre of the health sciences Centre at ., july ii but there were no signs of life and attempts at resuscitation failed. She was pronounced dead at . Or. Cynthia Trevenen a pathologist at the Liu spinal testified Ihal there was a half Inch Hole in Karen s Bowel Ihal must have been caused by quite a severe bruises to her Abdomen were Wilh being kicked or punched she said. Very significant Force would have been required to cause the Bowel or. Trevenen said. The p perforated Bowel was in a direct line with bruises on Karen s Abdomen she added. Under questioning by de Fence counsel Hersh Wolch the children s Centre Pathol Ogist said most of the in juries on Karen s body including the broken Bones did not contribute to the deals of the 26 Pound Inch tall child. She also told Wolch that had the ruptured Bowel been diagnosed before death it could have been repaired. Or. Trevenen said that once the Bowel ruptured death would have followed within 24 hours. She said she doubted that the injured Bowel could have resulted from a fall Onlo the handlebars of a bicycle say ing that would require a fall of about eight feet directly onto a Sharp object. Nor would a fall on a Bike Down stairs cause the injury be cause there would t be enough Force Slid said. Or. Milton Tene Bien director of emergency Al the children s Centre when Karen was admitted told mulch under Cross Examina Tion that he informed Levan Gie of the girls death. As or. recounted How Levangie had fallen to his Knees in a Hospital wait ing room and clutched at my coattails begging me to Tell him it was t Levangie wiped ears away from his eyes As he sat in the prisoner s Box of the court room. Maurice parisian Karen s Uncle told Wolch he did t know the identity of the father of any of his sister s children. Evidence was also introduced that parisian s Chil Dren had on at least one occasion been taken by he children s Aid society and thai a Babysitter had cared for Karen on sunday after noon july 10, the Day after the initial beating when Levangie and parisian went to a movie. The 13-year-old Babysitter said Karen appeared Normal except for some facial scratches thai were Normal kind of the Babysitter also said she put handlebars on a Tri Cycle in the basement of the Mcgregor Street Home for one of Karen s older Sisters a year or iwo older than Karen. The irial continues today before Justice a. C. Hamil ton. 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