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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (22723)	3/15/2012 4:59:46 PM
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Boys would have struggled as mom drowned them, pathologist testifies By Jana G. Pruden, Postmedia NewsMarch 15, 2012 1:02 PM Curtis and Allyson McConnell on their wedding day in Australia. WETASKIWIN, Alta. — Allyson McConnell's two young boys would have struggled to breathe for at least 90 seconds as she held them underwater in the family bathtub, a forensic pathologist testified Thursday. Dr. Bernard Bannach said the boys might have struggled for up to three minutes before they lost consciousness. "The ability to breathe . . . is a very primitive reflex and an individual would struggle to breathe and get to an environment where they could breathe," said Bannach, testifying at McConnell's trial for murder in the 2010 deaths of 10-month-old Jayden and 2-1/2-year-old Connor. Bannach testified it can take as long as three minutes for someone who is drowning to become unconscious. Until that point, the drowning person "would be fine" if removed from the water. McConnell has admitted to drowning her two sons in a bathtub at the family's home in Millet, Alta., on Feb. 1, 2010. She has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, on the grounds that she did not have the requisite amount of intent for murder. McConnell's ex-husband, Curtis McConnell, and his family were not in court Thursday for the testimony by Bannach, who performed autopsies on the children. Allyson McConnell, 33, sat through the graphic testimony as she has throughout the trial, slumped in the prisoner's box with her eyes on the floor. Bannach said there was no alcohol or drugs present in the boys' bodies, except for a trace of ibuprofen in Jayden's system that was not of concern. Bannach also said the boys appeared well-nourished and showed no signs of abuse. jpruden@edmontonjournal.com © Copyright (c) The Edmonton Journal http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Boys+would+have+struggled+drowned+them+pathologist+testifies/6307633/story.html#ixzz1pDIYhPCR