Quebec girl's autopsy results withheld

Quebec provincial police will not release results from an autopsy on the seven-year-old girl found dead at her family's home in Chelsea on Saturday, CBC News has learned.

A police spokeswoman told CBC News that autopsy results on Sophie Fitzpatrick would be held for the pending trial.

Police have deemed the death suspicious and the girl's mother, Kathrine Dufresne, 53, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Dufresne appeared in a Gatineau courtroom Monday and the judge ordered a 30-day psychiatric assessment.

The death has shocked the small community just north of Gatineau, where Dufresne was very active. The mother and daughter were said to be inseparable.

"I remember the day she got Sophie, she was so happy and proud," said Diane Villeneuve, who works at a local grocery store. "She came and showed Sophie to everyone. She did everything for Sophie, she was always with Sophie."

Police said Murray Fitzpatrick arrived at his home Saturday where he found Sophie — his only daughter — unconscious.

He also found his wife seriously injured and called 911. The mother and daughter were taken to hospital, where the girl was pronounced dead.

Police cleared Fitzpatrick of any involvement in the girl's death.

Dufresne will next appear in court Nov. 24.