Two women who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after two children were found confined to an Edmonton basement in 2017 have been sentenced to eight years behind bars. 

With emotions running strong, a 25-year-old Edmonton woman addressed a courtroom Friday afternoon, reading into the record an apology during the second day of a sentencing hearing in a shocking child abuse case. 

Two women who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after two children were found confined to an Edmonton basement in 2017 were in court Thursday for a sentencing hearing.