Mother Tells BC Murder Trial of Final Embrace With Teenage Girl, Hours Before Death

Members of the media and public line up to enter a courtroom at B.C. Supreme Court, in Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The mother of a 13-year-old girl found dead in a British Columbia park six years ago has told a murder trial how she gave her a last hug, hours before the girl’s death.

Testifying for a second day at the B.C. Supreme Court trial of Ibrahim Ali, the Chinese mother said through tears that she didn’t know it would be their “final farewell.”