CALGARY — An Alberta judge says he will not consider jail time for the mother of a baby found dead in a Calgary dumpster on Christmas Eve in 2017, despite the…
Nina Albright, who is now 24, entered a guilty plea in November to offering an indignity to a body.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc. | 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4 | 416-383-2300A welcome email is on its way.
“I’m not considering putting Ms. Albright in jail. This still means that because of the position the Crown has taken, I have to consider a conditional sentence order as well,” Bascom said.Faulkner told the court that Albright committed a “planned and deliberate” crime and didn’t seek help, even though her adoptive parents were in the home when she gave birth.
Gavin Wolch, Albright’s lawyer, told the court his Indigenous client was adopted by parents who were professors at Mount Royal University. He said she suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and is in poor mental health.Article content“Nina Albright is being sentenced for a terrible decision she made five years ago that has been tormenting her ever since,” Wolch said.
Court heard a victim impact statement from the baby’s father, Alfred Sonido, who said he was unaware Albright was pregnant.