'My mother attacked me': A London manslaughter trial hears a 911 call from the accused
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Testimony at the manslaughter trial of Barbara Cabala, 42, got underway in London Thursday.
Testimony in a manslaughter trial got underway in a London courtroom Thursday, with a woman accused of killing her mother four years ago.
In his opening address to the jury, assistant Crown Attorney James Spangenberg detailed the police response to an altercation between two women at this townhouse complex on July 7, 2021.
The court heard the 911 call from Barbara Cabala requesting help for her mother. The call-taker encouraged her to go to her mother and help with CPR, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
She told the call-taker, "My mother attacked me, and I tried to defend myself."
Const. Tom Policelli was first at the scene and was the first testify in the trial. He showed up to the unit at 392 Wilkins St. at around 7:30 p.m.
He testified that he opened an unlocked storm door and found the then-39-year-old Barabara Cabala lying on her side just inside the door. She gestured to the back of the unit saying, "Help my mother."
Within seconds, the officer determined 59-year-old Elzbieta Cabala had no vital signs and started chest compressions.
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