One of the people charged in the death of a La Ronge, Sask. business owner was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison.
Austin Bird pleaded guilty to manslaughter in September. The Crown wanted an eight-year sentence, while the defence argued for five years.
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Bird is one of four people arrested after Simon Grant, 64, was attacked during a break-in on April 15 at Louisiana’s Bar-B-Que.
Grant died two days later in hospital.
Two boys who were under 18 at the time of the attack are also charged in Grant’s death, along with Mathew Nagy-Charles.
La Ronge is about 345 kilometres north of Saskatoon.
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