A Calgary mother convicted in her son's "senseless" death after failing to take the bedridden seven-year-old to a doctor for his treatable strep infection was sentenced to three years in prison Friday. Tamara Lovett, 48, was found guilty in January of criminal negligence causing the death of her son, Ryan, who died in 2013. "[Lovett's] actions resulted in the senseless death of an innocent child who needed her protection." Eidsvik noted the sentence was also designed to deter other parents from failing their children in the same way. The Superior Court judge also took the opportunity to comment on what she characterized as "staggering" court delay in Alberta.

Source: CBC News November 17, 2017 12:01 UTC