Sask. women get 7-year prison sentences for Megan Gallagher killing

WATCH: A Saskatoon judge handed down a seven-year prison sentence for two women who pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

A Saskatoon judge handed down seven-year prison sentences for two women who pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Summer-Sky Henry and Cheyann Peeteetuce were originally charged with first-degree murder in the death Megan Gallagher.

The women unexpectedly ended their murder trial on Jan. 16, by pleading guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter. Outside the courtroom that day, Gallagher’s family members expressed shock and confusion to see the charges downgraded.

Now, accounting for time served in remand, Peeteetuce has about six years left on her sentence and Henry has five.

Along with the prison sentence, Peeteetuce and Henry were ordered to have no contact with the others charged in the case.

Peeteetuce and Henry were sentenced by Justice Mona Dovell on Thursday, following a joint submission from the Crown and defence.

The sentencing followed 13 victim impact statements read by Gallagher’s loved ones.

The details of the sentencing hearing are under a publication ban, as the trials of two other accused are pending.

Thomas Sutherland, charged with manslaughter, and Roderick Sutherland, charged with first-degree murder, are awaiting trial.

A total of nine people have been charged in Gallagher’s death. The 30-year-old woman was reported missing in September 2020. Two years later, police found Gallagher’s remains near St. Louis, Sask.