To call it disgraceful or outrageous just doesn't seem to cover it anymore.
An 8-month-old baby girl is literally tossed, face down, into the concrete stairwell of an outdoor parking structure, in -14 degree temperatures, and left to die...
By what can only be a miracle, the baby is found before the elements take their toll, and committed to a loving foster home...
And where nature intervened to prevent tragedy, the Canadian justice system worked quickly to even the score...
The parents of the abandoned infant dubbed "Baby Angelica" have pleaded guilty but will receive no jail time.
The father, who pleaded guilty to abandoning a child and three counts of failing to provide the necessities of life, was sentenced to time served. His actual time in jail was 11 months, but he received two-for-one credit, totalling 22 months, Toronto police confirmed yesterday.
The child's mother was found guilty under the Ontario Child and Family Services Act, provincial legislation that protects children from mistreatment by their parents.
The woman, who was not convicted criminally, was ordered to pay a $300 fine.
Just in case you had any question about the value of a baby's life in this city, if these people had tossed a bag of trash into the stairwell, the fine for illegal dumping in the City of Toronto is $360.
Wow. Less than a littering fine. When do I wake up from this nightmare?
Posted by: mikey | April 20, 2009 at 10:41 AM
This is just incredible, if they did not want the child, they could have simply given it to someone else who would gladly have their little angel. They have to be out of their minds!
Posted by: Shannon @ Missing Child Blog | April 20, 2009 at 01:35 PM
...if these people had tossed a bag of trash into the stairwell, the fine for illegal dumping in the City of Toronto is $360.
And illegal dumping is prosecuted more vigorously.
Posted by: Brian Gardiner | April 21, 2009 at 09:15 AM
That's $300 IF you get caught. don't you find it ironic that the flapping gums that are so offended that terrorists were deprived of sleep and other nasty forms of torture, are as usual, silent about this travesty?
And I wouldn't rule out these breeders (can't call them parents) will try for custody eventually. Then you will hear the silent leftoids come out of the woodwork.
Posted by: Texas Canuck | April 24, 2009 at 08:59 AM