The offender was convicted of failing to provide the necessaries of life to her adult, autistic brother, who suffered extreme malnutrition and starvation while in her care.
The Crown sought 18 to 24 months imprisonment, while the defence proposed a conditional sentence.
The court emphasized the primary sentencing objectives of denunciation and deterrence for offences against vulnerable persons.
Finding that a conditional sentence would not be proportionate given the offender's high moral blameworthiness and the duration of the neglect, the court imposed a 12-month term of imprisonment followed by three years of probation.
