Expert describes Bonneau’s injuries on Day 4 of inquest

The force of the blows delivered to six-year-old Lee Bonneau was as strong as a car crash, according to a forensic pathologist testifying on the fourth day of the inquest into the boy’s death.

Bonneau died at the hands of a 10-year-old boy who was receiving services while in the care of his family. Bonneau was in foster care. He was visiting Kahkewistahaw First Nation with his foster mother in August 2013.

Jurors at the inquest have so far heard from Bonneau’s biological parents as well as his foster mother, plus RCMP officers and the man who found him severely injured.

The forensic pathologist, Dr. Shaun Ladham, testified that Bonneau died of blunt force trauma. On Wednesday, Cst. Mark Dijkstra described how Lee was badly beaten with severe facial trauma. A three-foot long stick was found at the scene with blood on it.