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Mother accused of murdering son found dead in parents' home

The Calgary mother accused of killing her three-year-old son has been found dead in her parents' home, police say.

Fatim Bamba was planning to plead guilty in the death of her toddler

Fatim Bamba was taken to hospital after her son Isaiah was found dead inside their Ranchlands home. (Facebook)

The Calgary mother accused of killing her three-year-old son is dead, police say.

Fatim Bamba's body was found in her parents' home on the weekend.

The Calgary Police Service said it's not treating her death assuspicious but didn't specify how she died.

Bamba had beenordered to stand trial on a charge of second-degree murder in the boy's death.

On Friday, Bamba's lawyer and the prosecutor indicated there was a guilty plea in the works.

Isaiah Zoue was found dead in his Ranchlands home on Jan. 30, 2016, after police went to the house for a check-on-welfare call.

His motherwas taken to hospital in stable, non-life-threatening condition, but at the time, police wouldn't give details on her injuries for privacy reasons.She was charged nine months after her son's death.

Bambasufferedfrom sickle cell anemia, an often painful disorder involving red blood cells.

Fatim Bamba accused of murdering her three-year-old son in 2016 has been found dead. Bamba is pictured here outside the courthouse in August. (Meghan Grant/CBC)