Toronto woman accused of murdering her young daughter makes brief court appearance

37-year-old Si Ting Yang appeared in court via video where she faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of her two-year-old daughter Oriana Cho.

A 37-year-old woman accused of murdering her daughter one month shy of her second birthday at their Scarborough home made a brief court appearance on Thursday.

Si Ting Yang appeared via video from the Vanier Centre for Women.

Wearing a green sweatshirt and glasses, she was unemotional and expressionless as her lawyer asked for an adjournment while he awaited disclosure of evidence from Crown prosecutors.

Her next appearance is on May 26, also by video.

Yang is facing a charge of first-degree murder in the death of her 22-month-old daughter, Oriana Cho.

The toddler was found by police and paramedics without vital signs inside their home in the area of Midland Avenue and Steeles Avenue East on Tuesday morning.

Police said Cho’s father, who was not at home at the time, made the 911 call.

Paramedics were able to revive her and take her to the hospital, but police said Cho died the next day. She is the city’s eighth homicide victim of the year.

Police have not disclosed the cause of death or the motive.

With files from CTV News’ Janice Golding and Chris Fox