A Saskatoon woman who pleaded guilty in the death of her one-year-old son has been sentenced. Officers were called to investigate a sudden death at a home in the 100 block of Avenue T South just before noon on March 9, 2024. After an investigation by major crime and forensic officers, Melanie O-Soup, who was 42 at the time, was charged with criminal negligence causing death. Court previously heard allegations that O-Soup fell asleep in a bathtub with her son. O-Soup, now 45, pleaded guilty to the charge. During a sentencing hearing Thursday, a judge accepted a joint submission from the Crown and defence. The judge said O-Soup’s guilty plea showed that she had taken some level of accountability for her actions and called the circumstances of the case as extremely tragic. O-Soup was sentenced to two years less a day to be served in the community.
