Olivia Talbot was shot when she was 5 months pregnant with her little boy, Lane Jr.
Lane Jr. was specifically targeted in the attack. Their killer stated during the trial that, ““I intentionally aimed the gun and shot her three times in the stomach to kill the baby.”
But causing the baby’s death played no role in the legal outcome.
“I want to see him get the ultimate punishment: charged with both murders,” the baby’s father, Talbot’s fiancé Lane Griffith, told the Edmonton Journal.
Griffith’s sister, whose now one-year-old son was born prematurely at only 26 1/2 weeks, agreed. “Olivia was over 27 weeks pregnant,” Tammy Brownlee told the Calgary Sun. “To me that baby was more than viable. To me that baby was a human being. I just can’t fathom they’re not charging him with two counts of murder. That baby had rights as well.”
Baker was sentenced to 25 years without a chance for “full” parole. This is the standard sentence for a single first degree murder charge.
Mary Talbot, Olivia’s mother fought for our government to protect pregnant women and recognize pre-born children like her grandson Lane Jr. as victims of these crimes against their mothers.
Bill C-484 was introduced in 2008 and passed the first vote where it was to be discussed in committee, but it didn’t get further because an election was called.
Mary Talbot now supports Molly Matters and Cassie and Molly’s Law.
Recently, links to news stories pertaining to Mary Talbot’s fight to have her grandson recognized as a victim of crime have been removed from the internet. These sites include stories in the National Post, The Ottawa Citizen, and Canada.com. All of the sites in question are owned by Post Media.
Molly Matters is working to replace this missing information and trying to find out why it was removed in the first place.
Links to news stories
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-man-guilty-of-murdering-pregnant-friend-1.651447
http://www.canada.com/fetal+rights+stir+debate+abortion/973285/story.html
http://cnews.canoe.com/CNEWS/Crime/2007/10/11/4567750-sun.html
http://crcvc.ca/enewsletter/jan_08/story04.html
Jared Eugene Baker’s Appeal:
https://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/supreme-court-hearings/episodes/15851300/
https://www.scc-csc.ca/WebDocuments-DocumentsWeb/33323/FM010_Appellant_Jared-Eugene-Baker.pdf
https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/supreme-court-denies-final-appeal-for-convicted-murderer-1.493966
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