Saskatchewan’s top court has upheld a 15-year sentence for a Regina foster father convicted of manslaughter and negligence.
Kevin Goforth and his wife were sent to prison for the starvation death of a four-year-old girl and the near death of her two-year-old sister in 2012.
The girls, who had been in the couple’s care, were severely malnourished, dehydrated and covered with bruises when they were rushed to a Regina hospital, where the older girl died.
Goforth’s lawyer had argued that the sentencing judge failed to consider the man’s position in the household, saying he wasn’t home much and had little to do with the girls.
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal decision released last week says Goforth’s personal circumstances did not lessen his moral culpability.
His wife, Tammy Goforth, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 17 years.
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