What is the appropriate sentence for neglecting a child in a restaurant kitchen?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from R. v. G.K., 2021 BCPC 206 (CanLII):
Regina v. A.N., 1026 BCPC 246, is a case in which a mother who had her own restaurant took her child to the restaurant with her every day. She neglected the child by leaving him in her restaurant’s pantry all day long completely ignoring his needs including his need for nourishment. By the time he was taken to the hospital, he was so undernourished that he was almost dead on arrival. It was clear that he had been starved or significantly underfed for many weeks or months. He was four but could not stand or walk on his own. The defendant was sentenced to a jail sentence of one year to be served in a jail, followed by two years on probation. The judge considered imposing a jail sentence of 18 to 24 months but reduced the sentence to one year on the basis of mitigating circumstances similar to those in the case before me.
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