Edmonton man pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of emaciated twin
EDMONTON – An Edmonton man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in the death of one of his young twins.
The two-year-old girls were found suffering from injuries and severe malnourishment in their parents’ home in 2012.
The smallest girl, weighing just 13 pounds, went into cardiac arrest and slipped into a coma in hospital.
Her father and mother, who cannot be named, fought for several months in court to keep her on life support.
Two Alberta courts agreed that the girl, known as M, should be taken off machines as per the advice of doctors and the Supreme Court refused to step into the debate.
The father also pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on the other girl and failing to provide the necessaries of life.
Lawyers have not agreed on a sentence, which is to be handed down at a later date.
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