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.

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.