Man charged in baby’s death was serving community sentence
The man charged in the death of an eight-month-old baby girl in Saskatoon was serving a sentence in the community on the night the baby died.
The conditions of Kaylon Dakota Stonne’s conditional sentence order included that he not consume alcohol, but according to a Saskatoon police “allegation of breach” report, Stonne was found passed out, smelling of beverage alcohol, after “partying” in a Saskatoon home where he was not living on the morning of Jan. 29.
According to a police news release, major crimes detectives believe the baby asphyxiated as a result of Stonne’s actions. The baby’s identity is subject to a courtordered publication ban.
Just one month before the baby’s death, Stonne was in court after breaching his conditional sentence order on Dec. 28, 2015, for drinking and not being in his approved residence, according to court records. The four-month communitybased sentence had been imposed on Nov. 5, 2015, after Stonne was convicted of two counts of assault that occurred Aug. 9, 2013, at the Sports on Tap bar.
The conditions of his sentence included that Stonne, 27, obey a curfew of 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., abstain from alcohol and drug use, participate in addictions treatment as required by his probation officer and attend counselling as required.
According to a “violation of conditional sentence report” regarding the Dec. 28 incident, Stonne’s probation officer recommended at that time that his conditional sentence be terminated and he be held in custody.
“Given the circumstances surrounding the breaches, Kaylon is not considered an ideal candidate for a community-based sentence at this time,” the report said.
However, according to court records, a judge ordered Stonne released to continue serving his sentence in the community after a Jan. 4 court appearance.
On Jan. 29, Stonne breached his conditional sentence again, and the baby died, allegedly because of his actions.
At a hearing on Feb. 2 in Saskatoon provincial court, Stonne admitted breaching his conditional sentence.
After the Crown and defence jointly recommended terminating the conditional sentence, Stonne was ordered to serve the remaining 35 days in custody.
“(Police) are investigating a more serious incident at that time that we don’t have the circumstances involving that at this point to give to the court,” Crown prosecutor Frank Impey said at the Feb. 2 hearing.
On May 12, police announced that Stonne had been arrested and charged with manslaughter, criminal negligence causing death and failing to provide the necessaries of life, in connection with the Jan. 29 death of the eight-month-old girl.
Stonne was held in custody from the time of his arrest on May 12 until May 25, when he applied for bail. The information presented at his bail hearing is subject to a publication ban.
At the conclusion of the hearing, Stonne was released from custody on several conditions, including that he abstain from alcohol and drugs, participate in addictions assessment as required and take personal counselling as required. He was also ordered to wear an electronic monitoring device.
His next court appearance is scheduled for June 13.