Lisa Batstone : BC mother charged after daughter’s body found in trunk of car

The mother of a child who was found dead inside the trunk of a vehicle in Surrey Wednesday night has been charged with second-degree murder.

The child’s body was found in the trunk of a car yesterday afternoon near 35A Avenue and Crescent Road.

RCMP say they’ve released the girl’s name in hopes it will drum up some more information on what happened.

The cause of death has not been released.

A man living in Ottawa has come forward on Twitter as Teagan’s father.

His name is Gabe Batstone and he says he’s too emotional to talk about Teagen today.

He writes: “Life will never be the same after losing my daughter to murder. Our family courts and thus we all failed.”

So it’s not clear what that’s about, it’s possible Teagan’s parents were involved in a custody dispute.

The eight-year-old was the mom’s only child.

IHIT is asking for the public’s help in the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call its tipline at 1-877-551-4448, or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Agencies/Canadajournal