The Crown applied to have the young person sentenced as an adult after she pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to murder, uttering threats, and breaching a detention order.
The young person was 16 years old when she repeatedly lied to police to protect the perpetrators of a brutal murder and dismemberment.
The court found that the Crown failed to rebut the presumption of diminished moral blameworthiness, noting the young person's vulnerability, mental health struggles, and adolescent immaturity at the time of the offence.
The application for an adult sentence was dismissed, and the young person was sentenced to 18 months of secure custody followed by 9 months of supervision, taking into account 19.5 months of pre-sentence custody.
