Murder trial begins for father charged in death of young son

EDMONTON- A trial began Monday for a man charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 19-month-old son.

Joey Crier, 28, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Anthony Joseph Raine, who was found dead outside the Good Shepherd Anglican Church in April 2017.

A Crown prosecutor told court that the father was violent with the child.

Allison Downey-Damato said she will show that Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha Mack, were Anthony’s primary caregivers in the months before he died.