B.C. mother who murdered 8-year-old daughter dies in prison

Lisa Batstone, who was convicted of killing her eight-year-old daughter by smothering her with a plastic bag, has died in prison.

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A British Columbia mother who was convicted of killing her eight-year-old daughter by smothering her with a plastic bag has died in prison.

The Correctional Service of Canada says Lisa Batstone died in custody at the Fraser Valley Institution in Abbotsford, B.C., on Monday.

Batstone had been serving an indeterminate life sentence for the second-degree murder of Teagan Batstone since September 2019.

The B.C. Court of Appeal struck down Batstone's appeal for a reduced sentence in May 2022 after rejecting her earlier attempt to overturn her conviction in October 2021.

The correctional service says it is reviewing the circumstances of Batstone's death, adding that her next of kin has been notified.

Teagan's body was found in the back of a car in South Surrey on Dec. 10, 2014.