When it happened in November of 2017 there were reports of tea drinking, but now "the agreed statement of facts submitted in court says alcohol and drugs were not factors and there is no mention of tea in the document."
At the time "The father of the girls, ages 13 and 15, has said his daughters and their mother (his ex-wife) were having breakfast Monday morning with another couple when they decided to have some tea recently brought back from a trip overseas.
The father said the tea was from India, but the family that was allegedly kidnapped said one of the accused had travelled earlier in the year to Thailand and South Korea." "It's absolutely crazy," said the father, who cannot be named due to a court publication ban protecting the identity of youths involved in the case. "It's a scary thought thinking, 'Oh, let's try this tea that we purchased.' And then all sit down thinking they're just going to have a nice morning and end up in that circumstance." He said the girls don't remember what happened. The Mounties have not said if they're investigating whether a hallucinogenic tea motivated the alleged crime but have said drugs and/or alcohol may have played a role."
So why no 'tea' drinking defense now? Is there some reason they dont want that to be part of the record? Something just doesn't add up here.
