By The Canadian Press

Supreme Court of Canada sets tentative hearing date for David and Collet Stephan

Dec 27, 2017 | 3:42 PM

CALGARY – The Supreme Court of Canada has set a tentative hearing date for the parents of an Alberta toddler who were convicted after failing to seek medical attention for their son who died of bacterial meningitis.

David Stephan and his wife, Collet, were both found guilty last year of failing to provide the necessaries of life in their son Ezekiel’s 2012 death.

Their trial in Lethbridge, Alta., heard they treated the 19-month-old boy with garlic, onion and horseradish rather than taking him to a doctor.

The Stephans eventually called 911 but the little boy died in hospital.

The three-member Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the conviction in November but because the ruling wasn’t unanimous, the couple had an automatic right to have the Supreme Court hear arguments in the case.

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The Supreme Court has set a tentative date of May 15, 2018 for both parents.

(The Canadian Press)