It was a quiet morning in Surrey, British Columbia, on the 10th of December, 2014. A woman living in a quiet cul-se-sac heard a knock on her front door. She opened it up to find a woman there she didn’t recognise. She stank of alcohol, and asked her to call 911.
Audio Sources:
“Lisa Batstone tells police about the death of her daughter”
Sources:
The Province, 12 December, 2014 – “Devastated Father”
Edmonton Journal, 12 December, 2014 – “Mom Charged with Murder”
The Vancouver Sun, 12 December, 2014 – “Mother Faces Second Degree Murder”
Times Colonist, 12 December, 2014 – “Family Devastated”
The Vancouver Sun, 13 December, 2014 – “Grieving Father”
The Leader, 16 December, 2014 – “Psychiatric Assessment”
The Peace Arch News, 16 December, 2014 – “mother Charged with Murder”
The Province, 18 December, 2014 – “Bubbly Girl”
The Peace Arch News, 23 December, 2014 – “Celebration of Life”
The Peace Arch News, 1 January, 2015 – “She Was a Good Mom”
The Peace Arch News, 6 January, 2015 – “Mother Deemed Fit for Trial”
The Peace Arch News, 4 December, 2015 – “Still No Trial Date”
The Leader, 9 December, 2015 – “No Trial”
The Ottawa Sun, 13 December, 2015 – “Father Finds his Voice”
The Peace Arch News, 12 October, 2018 – “Mother Said I Murdered Her”
The Peace Arch News, 17 October, 2018 – “Court Hears Details”
The Peace Arch News, 14 November, 2018 – “Mother Intended to Kill”
The Peace Arch News, 16 November, 2018 – “Found Letters”
The Peace Arch News, 21 November, 2018 – “Church Members Pray”
The Peace Arch News, 5 December, 2018 – “Gabe Batstone”
The Peace Arch News, 14 December, 2018 – “Psychiatric Interview”
The Peace Arch News, 23 Janaury, 2018 – “South Surrey”
The Leader, 25 January, 2018 – “Final Arguments”
The Peace Arch News, 24 February, 2019 – “South Surrey Mother”
Whitehorse Daily Star, 12 June, 2019 – “Father”
The Vancouver Sun, 13 June, 2019 – “Life of Loving”
The Leader, 14 June, 2019 – “I Sit Reliving the Worst day”
National Post, 4 September, 2019 – “Mother Who Smothered Girl”
Today in BC, 3 January, 2014 – “Ex-Husband”
