Two years less a day custody imposed for criminal negligence causing bodily harm in dog attack.
The offender was convicted of two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm after her two dogs escaped her residence and viciously attacked a young child and his teenage caregiver in a nearby park.
The Crown sought a four-year penitentiary sentence, while the defence argued for a conditional sentence.
The court found high moral blameworthiness due to the offender's knowledge of her dogs' prior aggressive behavior and her failure to fix a broken storm door.
However, noting the offender's limited prior record and distinguishing harsher precedents, the court held a four-year term was excessive.
The court also rejected a conditional sentence, finding it would not sufficiently address denunciation and deterrence.
The offender was sentenced to two years less a day in custody, followed by one year of probation.
