Overview

• Justice Glen Poelman sentenced Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair to six years each for manslaughter in Gabriel’s death.
• Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua died in October 2021 from sepsis following untreated burns that covered one-third of his body; medical examiners also documented blunt-force head trauma.
• Court heard that parents treated Gabriel’s third-degree burns with home remedies instead of seeking emergency medical care.
• Crown prosecutor Vicki Faulkner argued that the couple’s actions represented the highest level of moral culpability; she testified that they viewed Gabriel as a “paycheque.”
• Sonya Pasqua said she would “have to live with this forever”; Michael Sinclair questioned his failure to seek help.