Appeal dismissed for Calgary man who sought to have manslaughter sentence reduced

The Alberta Court of Appeal has denied a Calgary man's request to have his manslaughter sentence reduced. Udham Singh Sandhu was sentenced to seven years after pleading guilty to his role in the death of a teenage boy. Sandhu was 37 years old in May 2020, when he engaged in a high-speed chase with another vehicle, eventually rear-ending it. The car Sandhu hit rolled, ejecting 15-year-old Ibaad Yar, who died. Yar was feuding with the Sandhu's son at the time. At the time of Sandhu's sentencing, t