Jamie Smallchild will be serving 13 years and two months in prison after deducting time already served from the sentencing of three assaults and the manslaughter of his partner Jessica Cameron. The crown said the sentence is higher than usual because of two provisions which were added to the Canadian judicial system in 2019 which are meant to focus on the vulnerability of Indigenous women.
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Precedent setting manslaughter sentencing sets the tone for future domestic violence cases in Saskatchewan.
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