Kinsey Jerry sentenced to 4 years for killing infant daughter, 2 years for nearly killing infant son
Robson Fletcher | CBC News | Posted: September 6, 2016 7:54 PM | Last Updated: September 6, 2016
Attacks happened in Calgary in 2007 and Siksika in 2011
An Alberta man who pleaded guilty to killing his four-month-old daughter and nearly killing his four-month-old son will spend several years in prison.
In a Calgary courtroom on Tuesday, Kinsey Jerry was sentenced to four years for manslaughter plus two years for aggravated assault, less 349 days of time served in pre-trial custody.
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Earlier this year, Jerry admitted to violently shaking his four-month-old daughter, Honey, in January 2007.
She later died of injuries she suffered in the attack.
Jerry also pleaded guilty to attacking his four-month-old son in September 2011, when he was living with another girlfriend with whom he shared custody of the child at the time.
That child, who can only be identified as U.J. because of a publication ban, suffered a fractured skull, torn tonsils, a bruised eye, and chemical burns inside and outside his mouth, in addition to broken ribs from an earlier injury.
In an interview with RCMP in March 2013, Jerry admitted to striking the boy when he started crying because he was fed up with the noise.
'This is inexcusable'
Wearing a grey dress shirt and glasses, Kinsey looked directly at the judge as she told him "children are among the most vulnerable in our society" and "misconduct like this is inexcusable and will not be tolerated" before delivering the sentence.
Kinsey was 21 years old when he committed the manslaughter and about 25 when he committed the aggravated assault, court heard.
Megan Yellowfly, the mother of Honey Jerry, was in the courtroom along with her three sisters and a family friend.
Her supporters wore purple shirts with a photo of the deceased girl and the words "Justice for Honey."
Yellowfly said the sentence can never make up for what she and her family has gone through, but she was glad the court process had come to its conclusion.
"It wasn't fun but for it to be finally over, I can finally move forward freely," she said.
"We've waited long enough for this to finally be over with. My daughter can finally rest in peace."
Jerry apologized for his actions in the courtroom Tuesday, but Yellowfly said she hasn't forgiven him.
"Forgiveness is a hard thing to do," she said.
"Maybe down the road I'll accept it, but not right now."