US EditionAlberta woman pleads guilty to manslaughter with Crown, police at odds
Edmonton Police challenge an eight-year manslaughter sentence for a 29-year-old woman, citing significant child abuse evidence and calling the plea deal a miscarriage of justice.
- A 29-year-old woman from Edmonton admitted to manslaughter for the 2023 death of an eight-year-old girl who was found dead from blunt force injuries inside a truck on Samson Cree Nation near Maskwacis.
- The Edmonton Police Service publicly challenged the Alberta Crown prosecutors for accepting a manslaughter plea instead of pursuing first-degree murder, calling the plea deal a miscarriage of justice in a letter dated Monday.
- The letter, co-signed by interim EPS chief Warren Driechel and sent to assistant deputy minister Kim Goddard, demanded a review of the decision and warned police would release case details if the plea proceeded.
- Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association president Shawn King labeled the police letter an "extortion tactic," while defense lawyers called it "extremely inappropriate," highlighting tensions between police and prosecutors.
- The dispute suggests a rare public rift over prosecutorial discretion in a high-profile child homicide, with police asserting the case involved significant abuse and demanding justice be fully served.
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Tensions between police and prosecutors spill out in Edmonton manslaughter plea deal (Alberta)
An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that exposed in public long-standing tensions between police and Crown prosecutors. Court of King's Bench Justice Jody Fraser accepted the plea from the 29-year-old, who police said was orig...
In Rare Move, Edmonton Police Request Crown Review Plea Deal in 8-Year-Old Child’s Death
Edmonton Police Service (EPS) says it’s taking the unprecedented step of asking Crown prosecutors to reconsider a plea deal with a woman accused in the death of an eight-year-old child in Alberta. The police department sent a letter to provincial assistant deputy justice minister Kim Goddard on Sept. 8, requesting a reevaluation of a plea deal for manslaughter charges in connection with the “the horrific murder of a child.” The letter said the a…
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Alberta woman pleads guilty to manslaughter with Crown, police at odds
Alberta woman pleads guilty to manslaughter with Crown, police at odds
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