The woman charged with six counts of concealing the body of child returned to a Winnipeg courtroom Friday. Her lawyer argued in favour of having an independent pathologist monitor the autopsies carried out on the infants' remains.
On Oct. 20, the remains of six infants were found in a storage locker on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg.
Officers charged Andrea Giesbrecht, 40, with six counts of concealing the body of a child, along with breach of probation.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is arguing they should be allowed to present their argument on why an independent observer shouldn't be allowed to sit in on the rest of the autopsies. They say letting someone sit in will undermine the examiners authority and independence.
David Gisser, the office's lawyer, says there is nothing under provincial law that gives the courts authority over how autopsies are done.
Gisser says the Fatality Inquiries Act specifically gives the medical examiner independence and authority over how autopsies are done.
Giesbrecht, who is 40, remains in custody and sat attentively in court as the lawyers made their arguments.
The judge said a ruling will come next week.
- with files from The Canadian Press
