Boy 'willing' participant to having feet zip-tied, co-accused says in video shown at Ontario murder trial

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• Proceedings in the trial for an Ontario couple accused of killing a 12-year-old boy and torturing his younger brother in their Burlington home are set to wrap up tomorrow.
• Becky Hamber, 46, was in the witness box for a fifth day today. Hamber and her wife Brandy Cooney, 44, have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and other charges. The couple had been trying to adopt the boys.
• The Crown questioned Hamber on how long the boys would be locked in their rooms, and how often they had access to the bathroom and were given food.
• Text exchanges between the couple were presented in Milton court. They led the Crown to suggest the boys had been physically abused but Hamber denied that contention.
• Hamber also testified that zip-tying J.L.’s blistered feet was a "dumb dumb" parenting moment but he was a "willing" participant.
• Warning: Court proceedings detail alleged child and sexual abuse.