{"id":194789,"date":"2026-09-03T18:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/194789\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T18:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T18:43:24","slug":"sentencing-expected-for-alberta-woman-convicted-in-dog-attack-that-killed-11-year-old-edmonton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/194789\/","title":{"rendered":"Sentencing expected for Alberta woman convicted in dog attack that killed 11-year-old – Edmonton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted September 3, 2026 7:58 am\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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A judge is expected Thursday to decide the fate of an Alberta\u00a0woman convicted in a dog attack that killed an 11-year-old boy.<\/p>\n

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Crystal MacDonald was found guilty of criminal negligence causing death after her two cane corso dogs attacked her roommate\u2019s son, Kache Grist, in her Edmonton home in April 2024.<\/p>\n

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Court heard Wednesday from Wesley Grist, the boy\u2019s father, who said MacDonald loved his son and should not go to prison.<\/p>\n

He says both he and MacDonald will have to live with the burden of the boy\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

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MacDonald told court that she thinks of the boy daily and that no sentence could make her feel the weight of his death more than she already does.<\/p>\n

The Crown is seeking a five-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban on dog ownership, while the defence is seeking a conditional sentence of two years less a day.<\/p>\n

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