Father who killed his 17-day-old son sentenced to 6 years in prison
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A man who killed his infant son two years ago has been sentenced to six years in prison.
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A man who killed his infant son two years ago has been sentenced to six years in prison.
The baby was just 17 days old when he died in hospital in Bonnyville, Alta. on Feb. 21, 2022.
Blair Johnson, 34, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in his son's death earlier this year.
According to the agreed statement of facts, Johnson hit his son's head off a door jamb, hit his son's head off his knee, and then dropped the baby on the floor.
He initially told the police a dog had jumped up on the bed and caused the baby's injuries.
"[The baby] should have been protected by his father," Crown prosecutor Suzanne Kendall said on Wednesday.
