Alberta Couple Receives 4-Year Sentence After Dying Mother Left on the Floor for a Week

The message needs to be sent that elder neglect and elder abuse will not be tolerated in Canadian society, the judge wrote.

Alberta Couple Receives 4-Year Sentence After Dying Mother Left on the Floor for a Week

TL;DR

  • June Briggs and Richard McElroy sentenced to four years in prison each.
  • Convicted of criminal negligence causing the death of Briggs' mother, Dianne Simmons.
  • The victim was left on the floor in her own excrement for seven to 10 days.
  • The couple called 911 after the prolonged neglect.
  • The judge emphasized the victim's vulnerability and lack of required care.

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