Failing to Provide the Necessities of Life (Sentencing Cases)
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Case Digests
| Case Name | Prv. | Crt. | Sentence | Summary |
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| R v Stephan, 2016 ABQB 353 (CanLII), per Jerke J | AB | SC | 4 months + prob. (husband) 3 months CSO (wife) |
The offender parents did not take their 18 month old child to a medical professional for treatment despite serious illness. This contributed to the child's death. |
| R v MacDonnell, 2013 NSSC 29 (CanLII), per Coady J |
NS | SC | 2 years imprisonment (aggravated) 2 years (failure) 2 years (global) |
Offender plead guilty to s. 215(2)(b) and 268(1). She was given care of a 22 month old child apprehended by children services. Offender intentionally under-nourished child while at the children's hospital by tampering with the child's food intake. She was diagnosed with Factitious Disorder by Proxy. Court also ordered 3 years probation, a s. 109 weapons order and DNA order. |
| R v ET, 2012 SKQB 169 (CanLII), per Gerein J |
SK | SC | 3 years imprisonment |