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Sentencing expected for Alberta woman convicted in fatal dog attack on 11-year-old

From Global News · () English

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Newswire Named sources In the courts
  • An Alberta judge is expected to sentence Crystal MacDonald after convicting her of criminal negligence causing death in the fatal dog attack on 11-year-old Kache Grist.
  • The Crown is seeking five years in prison and a lifetime ban on dog ownership, while the defence seeks a conditional sentence of two years less a day.
  • Grist’s father told the court that MacDonald loved his son and should not go to prison, while MacDonald said she thinks about the boy every day.

An Alberta judge is expected to decide Thursday whether Crystal MacDonald will go to prison after her two cane corso dogs killed 11-year-old Kache Grist in her Edmonton home.

MacDonald was convicted of criminal negligence causing death in the April 2024 attack on her roommate’s son. The Crown is asking for a five-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban on owning dogs. The defence is seeking a conditional sentence of two years less a day.

She loved my son and should not go to prison.

· Wesley GristThe boy’s father addressed the court before sentencing.

The court heard from Wesley Grist, Kache’s father, on Wednesday. He said MacDonald loved his son and should not be sent to prison. Both he and MacDonald, he said, would have to live with the burden of the boy’s death.

MacDonald told the court that she thinks about Kache every day and that no sentence could make her feel the weight of his death more than she already does.

I think of the boy daily, and no sentence could make me feel the weight of his death more than I already do.

· Crystal MacDonaldMacDonald described her feelings before the judge decides her sentence.
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