'Shocking example of abuse' that cut 5-year-old's life short earns man 14-year sentence
A man convicted of manslaughter, assault causing bodily harm and assault in the 2020 death of a five-year-old girl who endured "unimaginable" pain for days has been sentenced to 14 years, an Ottawa Superior Court judge has ruled.
!['Shocking example of abuse' that cut 5-year-old's life short earns man 14-year sentence](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7195780.1715099503!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/c-g-b-ontario-superior-court-trial-exhibit-feb-5-2020.jpg)
![Chloe Guan-Branch, 4, next to Justin Cassie-Berube on Feb. 5, 2020. A judge ruled in March that Cassie-Berube, who was acting as Chloe's father, caused her death. A little girl and a man wearing surgical masks.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7195780.1715099503!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/c-g-b-ontario-superior-court-trial-exhibit-feb-5-2020.jpg)
A man convicted of manslaughter, assault causing bodily harm and assault in the 2020 death of a five-year-old girl who endured "unimaginable" pain for days has been sentenced to 14 years, an Ottawa Superior Court judge has ruled.