Judge accepts controversial plea deal in child homicide case protested by Edmonton police

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A judge has accepted a plea to manslaughter in a child abuse case that prompted an unprecedented public protest from Edmonton police — but prosecutors say the accused is not being offered the eight-year sentence police initially claimed. Article content Article content

Dozens packed a courtroom in Edmonton Wednesday to hear the woman’s guilty plea, a day after Edmonton police sent a letter to justice ministry officials protesting the Crown’s decision to agree to a plea from murder to manslaughter.

After hearing grim details of the eight-year-old’s final moments, Justice Jody Fraser accepted the woman’s plea to the lesser charge. Dates for sentencing will be set Sept. 19.

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