Winnipeg woman who smashed baby's head to spend one more year in prison

WINNIPEG— The Canadian Press

Published Wednesday, Sep. 28, 2011 11:03AM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/prairies/winnipeg-woman-who-smashed-babys-head-to-spend-one-more-year-in-prison/article2183231/

A Winnipeg woman who took a persons sleeping baby from her crib at home and smashed the baby's head against a sidewalk has been given five years in jail. But the judge gave double credit for the two years she has already served, so she’ll only spend one more year in jail. Ms. Eaglestick had pleaded guilty to abduction, assault causing bodily harm and failing to comply with a court order to stay away from alcohol. She gave no explanation for the attack other than to say she gets angry when she drinks. "The Crown" wanted her to be in prison for six years and not be given double credit for time she had already served.  Ms. Eaglestick’s lawyer argued the women had spent enough time in prison since the September 2009 incident.

This is absolutely unbelievable to hear that someone would do that. I don’t understand what is going through the mind of a person who would so something like that. The women should be serving a much longer sentence in prison. With two years in prison already, she only has one year left for a very serious crime. It falls under abduction, assault, breaking and entering, and failing to comply with the court when ordered to stay away from alcohol. For this women to be drunk, and cause the damage she did to a baby, makes it even worse. The parents must be completely devastated, and I feel so bad for their entire family. I can only imagine the trauma, and insecurities that family is now going through.  To me, the women who committed the crime should receive a much more severe punishment.