University of British Columbia Law Professor Isabel Grant said it's possible that a parent
in Canada could face a manslaughter charge in connection with a killing carried out by
their child, although she's not aware of any such cases in this country.
She said the charge of manslaughter is a very sweeping offense that could apply in
some situations, even though parents in Canada aren't generally held responsible for crimes
committed by their children. If you breach a duty that you owe in law and that causes a death,
if your conduct was a marked and substantial departure from that of a reasonable parent
in the circumstances, you can be held liable for that death. Grant said it's not that you're
being held liable for what your child...
University of British Columbia Law Professor Isabel Grant said it's possible that a parent
in Canada could face a manslaughter charge in connection with a killing carried out by
their child, although she's not aware of any such cases in this country. She said the charge
of manslaughter is a very sweeping offense that could apply in some situations, even though
parents in Canada aren't generally held responsible for crimes committed by their children. If you
breach a duty that you owe in law and that causes a death, if your conduct was a marked and
substantial departure from that of a reasonable parent in the circumstances, you can be held
liable for that death. Grant said it's not that you're being held liable for what your child...
University of British Columbia Law