A police officer arrives at the provincial court building where the first court appearance of Derek James Saretzky in Lethbridge, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Saretzky, a southern Alberta man accused of killing a two-year-old girl and her father last September, is facing a new charge of first-degree murder.
A Lethbridge couple pleaded guilty to charges of assault, mischief and failing to provide for their three-week old baby. The father received a three-year sentence while the mother got 18 months in jail. Two Lethbridge parents who pleaded guilty to child abuse-related offences after breaking the arm of their three-week old girl had previous convictions for failing to provide for another child five years earlier, CBC News has learned.
Doctors would later determine that the baby has a congenital condition that causes her to tuck her thumb, but at the time, the couple believed the infant's elbow was dislocated. Because of previous convictions, "they were afraid to go to the hospital to have injuries treated," reads the ASF.So, the couple decided to try to fix the baby's suspected injury themselves.
The father admitted to using "considerable force" during these attempts, according to the agreed statement of facts.Couple lied to police
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