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She took him to hospital, where he was assessed by a doctor and given an undisclosed prescription. One day in 2019, Moss called Couture-Starosta and said he felt like he was going to kill her and the kids. He rarely took medication, and opposed vaccinating their children. Photo by SuppliedĪccording to Couture-Starosta, Moss suffered a brain injury as a youth and occasionally had seizures. He claims he is not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder.
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Moss’s second-degree murder trial began June 6, 2022. Eventually, the two began sleeping in separate rooms, and Moss became more reclusive.Īn exhibit photos showing the home where David Michael Moss killed seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers in 2020. He and Couture-Starosta rarely discussed his ideas, which she said became more extreme with the growth of social media. The two were both “spiritual,” Couture-Starosta said, and talked together about the idea of “awakenings.”Īround the time of his domestic violence arrest, Moss began to show an interest in conspiracy theories, including anti-government conspiracies and aliens.
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Later, after Desrosiers’s husband died by suicide, Moss gave her a free memorial tattoo. After Moss started tattooing, Desrosiers sought him out for a design. Moss and Melissa Desrosiers, Bella’s mother, grew up in neighbouring small towns. She said she thought the shop would be a dream come true for her husband, but that Moss “was never satisfied.” On the witness stand, Couture-Starosta described Moss as self-centred, and said the relationship was “up and down, good and bad, everything in between.” On one occasion in 2009, Moss punched her in the face. Moss inked tattoos, while Couture-Starosta did piercings. In 2009, they opened a tattoo shop with funds from Moss’s parents. They began dating in 2004 and married four years later. The 36-year-old sat in the prisoner box Wednesday wearing orange coveralls, eyes downcast, occasionally holding his head in his hands.Ĭouture-Starosta, who took the stand for the defence Wednesday, has four children with Moss. He claims he is not criminally responsible for his actions due to a mental disorder. Moss’s second-degree murder trial began Monday with Moss pleading not guilty. supplied ‘He was watching things on YouTube’ Hours later, Moss killed Bella after the girl’s mother brought him to her home on their way to the hospital.īella Rose Desrosiers was killed in her southeast Edmonton home on May 18, 2020. “I called and I begged them to take him somewhere.” In response, Couture-Starosta called the Edmonton police mental health team. Just before the killing, Moss phoned Couture-Starosta and, in a bizarre calm, announced he was going to kill her and himself. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.