Teen girls to serve one year for decapitation manslaughter

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, MAN. - Two Sandy Bay First Nation, Man., girls have been given the maximum two years under the Youth Criminal Justice Act for the decapitation manslaughter death of Roberta McIvor, but will serve just one year due to time served.

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Roberta McIvor was 32 years old when she died in the early hours of July 30, 2011. After a night of parties, she passed out in the passenger side of her 2005 Chevy Impala, with the keys hidden in the console. According to the documents, the two girls convicted, just 15 and 17 at the time, decided to steal the car after leaving a party. At some point, the girls pulled over and decided to remove McIvor from the car, stripping her of her clothes in the process. She was left naked except for her bra, on the side of the road as the car sped away from the scene, the court heard. However, the two girls were unaware McIvor was entangled in the seatbelt and was being dragged behind the vehicle. McIvor’s body was dragged for about one kilometre before her arm was trapped under the rear passenger wheel, which caused her head to be pulled from her body by the seatbelt that was around her neck. It was believed this occurred about 3 a.m. There is no evidence to suggest either of the accused knew what had happened to McIvor. After both taking turns at the wheel driving around Sandy Bay the vehicle was abandoned when it ran out of gas.

http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/17/teen-girls-to-serve-one-year-for-decapitation-manslaughter