TORONTO — A Toronto man accused of keeping a homeless couple captive and forcing them to give up their baby so he could raise it as his own is expected to learn his fate today. His wife, Maria Willett, has also pleaded not guilty to similar charges but will be tried separately. Court heard Bennett eventually left the home, but Goldrick remained until 2012, when his now-grown son and two others took him from the family home. Defence lawyer Sam Goldstein, meanwhile, alleges the Willetts’ children, including Goldrick and Bennett’s biological child, are in collusion and have influenced the couple. He has said Bennett agreed to let the Willetts take her baby and later changed her story because it was easier than admitting she had given up her child.

Source: National Post January 12, 2018 09:00 UTC