Zoon Leroy Sibbles 6 jaar in gevangenis

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The Canadian court on Monday handed down a 6 1/2-year federal prison sentence to Garfield Sibbles, son of internationally acclaimed reggae singer, Leroy Sibbles, for killing a child under his care. Justice Bruce Durno sentenced Garfield Anthony Sibblies, 40, of Brampton, but since Sibbles has spent the equivalent of almost six years in custody, he could be released after serving two-thirds of the remaining six months in a provincial jail. Sibbles pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the March 22, 2006, death of baby Elijah, who was six days short of his first birthday. The court was informed that an autopsy revealed the boy had 38 injuries but could not determine a single cause of death. Elijah had brain injuries consistent with impact and shaking, but insufficient swelling of the brain to kill him. During the sentencing, Durno said "adults protect vulnerable and defenceless children, not abuse them." He described how the child's death devastated his mother, who buried him on what would have been his first birthday, in the clothes she had bought for him to wear for that day of celebration. Elijah's mother took Sibblies' last name, but their marriage in 2005 was one of convenience, designed to help her and her son immigrate to Canada, court heard. Sibblies had a girlfriend and didn't intend to remain with the child's mother. Yesterday, Durno ordered Sibblies to submit his DNA to the national data bank. Upon release, he will be on 36 months of probation, during which time he will be banned from being alone with children under 10. Sibbles denied beating the child, but admitted he took out his anger and frustration with his own life on the infant that day. He slapped him on the side of his head when he refused to swallow his food and wouldn't sit still. Later, he shook him vigorously when he suddenly fell down and became unconscious. Last week, Sibblies apologised, telling the court there were no words to explain his remorse. Court heard he told a psychiatrist that he would never forgive himself

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