A mother attempted to revive her child at a house in southern Alberta. Sadly, she stated that her daughter was already dead.
Dorothy Medicine Crane sobbed as she was testifying at the manslaughter trial of her son-in-law Allen Day Rider. Day Rider was held responsible for the killing his wife, 22-year old Brittany Medicine Crane on May 2015.
According to Dorothy Medicine Crane, she went to her daughter’s home since she was upset that the couple had been drinking right after returning from a substance-abuse treatment. Day Rider was the one who answered the door, but ignored her, so she went around the house and found her daughter who was lying on a bed. She shared that she performed CPR since her daughter was cold to the touch, but it was too late.
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Another family member called for emergency assistance. Upon the arrival of the Blood Tribe police officer and EMS personnel in just minutes, they declared the woman dead.
According to Crane, her daughter often came to her house to recover from bruises from fights with Day Rider.
The sister of the victim, Kelly Heavy Runner testified that she babysat for the couple the night before. She saw a lot of people at the house drinking heavily, but she did not see anyone using drugs. She saw her sister and Day Rider got into a fight and pushed each other. The couple often fought and became physical.
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