The ex-husband of a South Surrey mother convicted of second degree murder in the 2014 smothering death of their eight-year-old daughter will not be grieving her recent death.

害羞草研究所淐ertainly the death of a child murderer is not going to bring any mourning from our family, but the reality is her death doesn害羞草研究所檛 erase the pain or the loss of Teagan, which we live with every day,害羞草研究所� Gabe Batstone told Black Press Media Wednesday (Jan. 3), via phone from Ottawa. 害羞草研究所淥bviously nothing will bring her back.害羞草研究所�

A Jan. 3 Correctional Service of Canada release confirmed that Lisa Batstone, 50, died while in custody at Fraser Valley Institution in Abbotsford on Jan. 1, 2024. No cause of death has been released.

Convicted in 2019, Batstone received a sentence of life without eligibility for parole for 15 years, imposed by trial judge Justice Catherine Murray.

Police discovered Batstone with the body of her daughter Teagan on Dec. 10, 2014, in the back of a car that was stuck in a ditch in a cul-de-sac off Crescent Road in South Surrey.

Batstone, who had previously attempted suicide, claimed that she had intended to end her life and had killed Teagan to save her the pain of what Batstone claimed was psychological and emotional abuse at the hands of her ex-husband.

READ MORE:

A bid to overturn her conviction failed in the fall of 2021, when appeal-court judges found that the trial judge had not erred in her conclusion that Batstone had intended to kill her daughter.

On Wednesday (Jan. 3), her ex-husband noted in a statement he released with his wife, Stephanie, that 害羞草研究所渨ith Lisa Batstone害羞草研究所檚 demise, a significant burden has been lifted. We no longer face the daunting prospect of her potential release, an event that would have posed an undeniable risk to other innocent children. The safety of our family and community from a convicted child murderer is now assured, bringing a substantial relief amidst our enduring grief.害羞草研究所�

Over the phone, he re-iterated the sentiment.

害羞草研究所淥ur family is safer today and for that, I have relief,害羞草研究所� he said.

The founder and CEO of an artificial intelligence company based in Canada that works primarily in aerospace and defence, Gabe emphasized that he and his family害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所減rimary focus remains honouring Teagan害羞草研究所檚 memory and cherishing the joy she brought into our lives.害羞草研究所�

害羞草研究所淥ne of the things we did in memory of Teagan, is we started a not-for-profit 害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� where we try to drive change for the protection of children 害羞草研究所� it害羞草研究所檚 on Facebook, online害羞草研究所� our focus is currently 害羞草研究所業f you see something, say something,害羞草研究所櫤π卟菅芯克鶟 he said.

害羞草研究所淲e need to take care of the kids in our community, so we encourage everyone if you see something, say something害羞草研究所� let害羞草研究所檚 all take our own responsibility for the safety of children in our care.害羞草研究所�

In May of 2022 Batstone害羞草研究所檚 lawyers also failed in a further attempt to appeal her sentence.

Batstone害羞草研究所檚 counsel team, headed by lawyer Eric Gottardi, had argued for the sentence to be reduced to eligibility for parole after 10 years.

They claimed that Murray had not given sufficient consideration to the role mental disorders and intoxication had played in Batstone害羞草研究所檚 actions, and that the sentencing was also invalid due to errors of fact Murray had made about the plastic bag used to suffocate Batstone害羞草研究所檚 daughter Teagan and the length of time it had taken.

Murray害羞草研究所檚 sentencing decision was upheld by the judgment.

It found that errors of fact and 害羞草研究所渕isapprehensions害羞草研究所� that Murray had about how the crime might have been committed had not affected the verdict that Batstone害羞草研究所檚 killing of her daughter was deliberate, or the subsequent sentencing.

The judgment found that Murray had given due consideration to mental disorders Batstone was experiencing that were raised by defence experts during the trial, and had, correctly, focused on 害羞草研究所渄etermining her mental state at the time of the act.害羞草研究所�

It also supported Murray害羞草研究所檚 finding that Batstone害羞草研究所檚 actions before and after the crime were 害羞草研究所減urposeful and goal-directed害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所� including leaving a letter and notes prior to unsuccessful attempts to commit suicide that blamed her ex-husband and others for what she had done.

害羞草研究所� files from Tracy Holmes