A Lethbridge mother who pleaded guilty to leaving her young child in a freezing car while she went to a bar was given a conditional discharge with one year probation on Wednesday. The mother, 25, and another woman, 31, were charged following the December 2016 incident with failing to provide the necessaries of life to their two children, who were left unattended. "This case has unique circumstances where she has done so much to deal with so much and establish herself," he said. The woman's lawyer, Darcy Shurtz, said his client went from being a "fish out of water to a responsible and caring parent." "She realizes she's very lucky, given the circumstances, not to have been given a criminal record.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2018 22:41 UTC