A 25-year-old Canadian soldier has received a light sentence
for repeatedly assaulting his six-month-old triplets.
The 25-year-old father, who remains anonymous to protect the identity of his
children, returned from a three-and-a-half-month tour in Kandahar, Afghanistan
suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Not surprisingly, caring for his
triplet infants and two-year-old son proved more than he could handle.
Desperate to make his babies stop crying, the soldier
repeatedly squeezed and occasionally bit them. He was charged with assault after
the babies were taken to the hospital with a total of 19 broken bones. All
three infants are now recovered.
Instead of serving jail time, the soldier has been granted
conditional freedom. The presiding judge, ostensibly heavily influenced by a psychologist’s
report detailing the soldier's unbalanced mental state, sentenced the father
to 18 months of therapy and counseling. He also must abide by a curfew and is
not allowed unsupervised contact with any children under the age of 18,
including his own. Prosecutors may appeal the sentence.
Do you think that the sentence is too lenient for such a deplorable crime? Or do you think
that this whole sad story would be even sadder if the father was now behind
bars, unable to even attempt to heal himself and make amends with his family?
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