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Stewart Irwin Sentenced to 6½ Years for Manslaughter

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  • Stewart Irwin, 56, was sentenced to six-and-a-half years for manslaughter.
  • Veronica Irwin, 74, lay on a bathroom floor for two weeks after a July 28 2023 fall.
  • A post-mortem found she died of hypothermia and pressure ulcers covering one-third of her skin.
  • Paramedics found her malnourished, hypothermic, and with maggot-infested sores when Irwin called after her skin turned blue.