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QUEBEC — Police say a two-year-old Quebec girl who died in hospital after being found in a garbage can had been stabbed.

Rosalie Gagnon’s mother was charged Thursday with mischief, violating probation and obstructing the work of a police officer in the infant’s death.

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Quebec City police had recommended Audrey Gagnon, 23, be charged with murder but the Crown has not yet laid that charge.

The accused’s bail hearing has been set for next Wednesday and she will remain behind bars until then.

The investigation was triggered after the discovery of an empty stroller near a park.

Police have set up a command centre and are still looking for the weapon, as well as a garbage can that disappeared from De Gaulle Ave.

“Evidently, many elements are still being sought,” said SPVQ agent Cyndi Paré on Friday. “I cannot get into details.

“We know that the garbage can in which we found Rosalie Gagnon’s body was not directly linked to the residents where she was found,” Paré said. “We are looking for a resident of the area that is missing a bin.”