Calgary Couple Faces 8-Year Jail Sentence Over Toddler Death

Friday, May 16, 2025, 1:21 pm

Calgary prosecutors are seeking an eight‐year prison term for a Calgary couple whose negligence led to the fatal, burn-inflicted injuries of their toddler. The case, marked by disturbing details and community shock, has ignited fierce debate over accountability and child welfare protections.

nationalpost.com / ‘They cared only for themselves’: Crown seeks 8 year sentence for Calgary parents who killed their toddler

Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua's parents didn't seek medical treatment after he was scalded with boiling water and had 'extreme burns to 33% of his body'

calgaryherald.com / Court hears how slain toddler went from loving home to nightmare in final two months of his life

Sentencing hearing for Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair, guilty of manslaughter in death of Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua

globalnews.ca / Crown wants Calgary couple to spend 8 years in prison for horrific death of their son

Court heard seven victim impact statements from family members who expressed their grief at the loss of the boy.

theglobeandmail.com / Crown calls for Calgary couple to spend eight years in prison for horrific death of their son

Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter after Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua died in 2021 with major burns to a third of his body

thestar.com / Crown wants couple to spend eight years in prison for horrific death of their son

CALGARY - A Crown prosecutor is calling for a Calgary couple who killed their badly burned and emaciated toddler to spend eight years in prison.

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