Parents of diabetic teen who died can’t be found guilty of murder: lawyer
CALGARY — A lawyer defending two Calgary parents accused of killing their teenage son argued Wednesday they cannot be found guilty of murder.
Emil Radita, 59, and his wife, Rodica, 54, are charged with first-degree-murder in the 2013 death of 15-year-old Alexandru. They have pleaded not guilty.
The teen, who was one of eight children, weighed just 37 pounds when he died of starvation and complications from untreated diabetes.
“The only real question this court needs to answer all centres around intent,” lawyer Andrea Serink, who represents Rodica Radita, said in her final argument.