REGINA — A couple convicted in the death of a girl in their care have been sentenced in a Regina court.
Tammy Goforth, who faced an automatic life sentence for second-degree murder, was told she will not be eligible to apply for parole for at least 17 years.
Her husband Kevin Goforth, who was found guilty of manslaughter, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
The girls, who can't be identified because of a publication ban, were placed in the Goforths' home in November 2011.
The couple brought the four-year-old to hospital in July 2012 and she was taken off life support a couple of days later.
Her two-year-old sister was also hospitalized, but survived.
The Goforths were also found guilty of unlawfully causing bodily harm in the case of the younger girl.
