Daycare operator freed on bail

The Mississauga daycare provider accused of killing a baby in her care appeared in a Brampton court Friday morning.

April Luckese, 35, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 14-month-old Duyan Nguyen. The infant was found unconscious and unresponsive in Luckese’s home — an unlicensed daycare centre — on January 5th.

Luckese was initially charged with aggravated assault and released on bail, but the charges were upgraded two days later after Nguyen died in hospital. She has been granted release on $10,000 bail. Al Sweeney was at the court appearance: