— A southern Alberta couple whose nine-year-old daughter nearly died in 2013 from a massive infection from cavities in her mouth has been sentenced to one year in jail. Justice James Langston said the parents, who cannot be named to protect the girl’s identity, appear to not accept their role in what happened. The girl was flown to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary where she was intubated, placed on triple antibiotic therapy and given blood transfusions. “This child deserved the care and attention of her parents, and they failed her,” Langston said Friday. Doctors believe the infection started as tooth decay that went untreated for weeks or even months.

Source: National Post October 28, 2017 00:22 UTC