Alberta mom charged in death of 2-year-old boy

An Alberta mother has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her two-year-old boy.

LiviaStarlight, 29, who is fromtheTsuuT'inaFirst Nation, was arrested on July 31 and appeared in court Tuesday via closed circuit television.

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Traezlin Denzel Starlight died in a Calgary hospital on Sept. 25 last year after beingadmitted to hospital on Sept.18 with injuries.

Police have not released details about theautopsy, which was concluded in April.

RCMP led the investigation with the helpof police from the reserve.

A publication ban granted after the child's death expired in January.

Starlight was convicted in 2013 of impaired driving, shoplifting, impersonating a family member, and failing to appear in court.