Saskatchewan's top court has upheld a 15-year sentence for a Regina foster father convicted of manslaughter and negligence.
Kevin Goforth and his wife were both sent to prison for the starvation death of a four-year-old girl and the near death of her two-year-old sister in 2012.
Goforth's lawyer had argued that the sentencing judge failed to consider the man's position in the household, saying he wasn't home much and had little to do with the girls.They also argued the sentence was disproportionate compared with other offenders in similar circumstances. His wife, Tammy Goforth, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no parole eligibility for 17 years.Around nine months later, the older child was taken to hospital in cardiac arrest, which caused a brain injury, eventually leading to her death. The court heard she was emaciated and dehydrated.
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