Inside a mother's struggle to clear her name after a wrongful arrest

The Big Story · Jul 18, 2023 · 24m

This episode is guest-hosted by Erica Lenti, deputy features editor at Chatelaine.

27-year old Breeanna Bascombe was trying to rock her infant daughter to sleep when police descended on her parents' Brampton, Ontario home to arrest her, and charge her as an accessory after the fact to first-degree murder. The charge was related to a crime allegedly committed by Breanna's ex-boyfriend that she had absolutely nothing to do with. Breeanna thinks her very public arrest was an attempt to coax him out of hiding.

Eventually, her charges were stayed, but Breeanna was left with what's called a…