Baby died after being left in boiling car while his parents got high
Isaiah Neil was unresponsive when he was found by his father outside his grandmother's home in Ruatoki, New Zealand on November 2, 2015.
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Grandmother of baby who died after being left inside car found guilty
The grandmother of a baby boy who died after being 'cooked' inside a hot car in New Zealand while she went and smoked synthetic cannabis with his parents has been found guilty of manslaughter.
Jun 18 2019
The grandmother of a baby boy who died after being left in a hot car, while she smoked synthetic cannabis and passed out, has had her appeal against sentence dismissed.
Donna Catherine Parangi, 54, was sentenced to two years, six months jail, after she was unanimously found guilty by a jury of manslaughter following a 15-day High Court trial in Hamilton in March.
Parangi appealed the sentence on the grounds that "it was manifestly excessive".
Her grandson, eight-month-old Isaiah Neil, died from heatstroke - also known as hyperthermia - after being left in a dark blue station wagon for two to three hours outside her home on November 2, 2015.
Isaiah's parents Shane Neil and Lacey Te Whetu, who is Parangi's daughter, were also charged in connection with his death after all three had been smoking synthetic cannabis.
The pair, who were living with Parangi at the time, pleaded guilty to Isaiah's manslaughter. Te Whetu was sentenced to three years in jail, while Neil was sentenced to 10 months jail.
The Court of Appeal said in a written decision that the critical features of this case were that Parangi made a decision to leave Isaiah in a car, in the sun, and decided to smoke the synthetic cannabis without first making sure Isaiah was safe.
"At the time she made this latter decision, Ms Parangi knew that she would be incapacitated thereafter, and she had no reason to expect that anyone else would ensure Isaiah's safety."
The Court ruled that after taking everything into account the sentencing judge's starting point, and therefore the sentence, was not manifestly excessive and dismissed the appeal.
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The grandmother of a baby boy who died after being left in a hot car, while she smoked synthetic cannabis and passed out, has had her appeal against sentence dismissed.
Donna Catherine Parangi, 54, was sentenced to two years, six months jail, after she was unanimously found guilty by a jury of manslaughter following a 15-day High Court trial in Hamilton in March.
Parangi appealed the sentence on the grounds that "it was manifestly excessive".
Her grandson, eight-month-old Isaiah Neil, died from heatstroke - also known as hyperthermia - after being left in a dark blue station wagon for two to three hours outside her home on November 2, 2015.
Isaiah's parents Shane Neil and Lacey Te Whetu, who is Parangi's daughter, were also charged in connection with his death after all three had been smoking synthetic cannabis.
The pair, who were living with Parangi at the time, pleaded guilty to Isaiah's manslaughter. Te Whetu was sentenced to three years in jail, while Neil was sentenced to 10 months jail.
The Court of Appeal said in a written decision that the critical features of this case were that Parangi made a decision to leave Isaiah in a car, in the sun, and decided to smoke the synthetic cannabis without first making sure Isaiah was safe.
"At the time she made this latter decision, Ms Parangi knew that she would be incapacitated thereafter, and she had no reason to expect that anyone else would ensure Isaiah's safety."
The Court ruled that after taking everything into account the sentencing judge's starting point, and therefore the sentence, was not manifestly excessive and dismissed the appeal.
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I hate these 3 loosers more because it was synthetic cannabis.
Chances are, the baby still would have died no matter what they were smoking.
But the weird part, i dont think i would hate them any less if it was real cannabis.
Chances are, the baby still would have died no matter what they were smoking.
But the weird part, i dont think i would hate them any less if it was real cannabis.
I wouldn't touch that stuff. I think if it had been real pot, they wouldn't have passed out.
Was she suppose to be the responsible one out of the trio.
The egg donor was pretty much given a pass.
The sperm donor received a little longer than the grand egg and it was still a shit sentence.
The egg donor was pretty much given a pass.
The sperm donor received a little longer than the grand egg and it was still a shit sentence.
