An unlicensed day home operator in Calgary has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for the death of a toddler left alone in a car seat in a closet for five hours. Elmarie Simons, 59, who pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death earlier this month, was sentenced Tuesday in provincial court in Calgary. Asphyxiation caused by car seat strapIn November 2015, Simons left the toddler alone in a car seat in a dark closet for five hours to run errands at Walmart and McDonald's. The child died from asphyxiation caused by the car seat strap, according to a statement of facts. Elmarie Simons pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death after leaving the toddler home alone clipped into a car seat for five hours while she ran errands.

Source: CBC News May 01, 2018 20:22 UTC