The offender was convicted by a jury of manslaughter for the death of her mother, who died from external neck compression following a physical altercation in their shared home.
The Crown sought a penitentiary sentence of 8 to 10 years, while the defence sought a conditional sentence.
The court weighed the profound breach of trust and violence of the offence against mitigating factors, including the offender's lack of a criminal record, genuine remorse, and unusually harsh pre-trial custody conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The court sentenced the offender to 6 years' incarceration, less enhanced credit for pre-sentence custody.
