'She deserves forgiveness': No jail for young Calgary mother who put baby's body in dumpster
Police released this sketch of Nina Albright's baby in April 2018. It would be 20 months before Albright was arrested in connection with her infant daughter's death.whose baby was discovered in a Calgary dumpster on Christmas Eve was described in court as a "severely broken" woman who deserves a second chance.
Wolch argued for an absolute discharge for his client, meaning she would not have a criminal conviction on her record."I'm not considering putting Ms. Albright in jail," said provincial court Judge John Bascom. "I have concluded that actual jail is not appropriate." En route, Albright had the man stop at the community recycling drop-off in Bowness where she placed the infant in the dumpster.It took investigators two years to track Albright down and make the arrest.Wolch painted Albright as a young woman whose life has been defined by struggle.
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