Father tells Calgary trial he wanted to get help for disabled daughter

CALGARY — The father of a disabled woman who weighed just over 50 pounds when she died has testified he told his ex-wife they should take their daughter to see a doctor, but she would only say she would think about it.

Bryan Couture testified Thursday he could smell human waste in the home where his daughter lived with his ex-wife, but Patricia Couture told him it was the smell of demons living in the wall.

Their daughter, Melissa, 38, had cerebral palsy and had the cognitive level of a three or four year old.

Patricia Couture, 70, is charged with criminal negligence causing death.