A 24-year-old Peterborough, Ont. man was sentenced to 22 months in jail on Thursday for the beating death of a toddler in 1997.
The man, who cannot be identified because he was 14 at the time of baby Jenna's death, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting he struck the baby numerous times while babysitting her.
The killer, who apologized for his actions at sentencing, will serve 11 months of house arrest after his jail term.
The baby's mother, Brenda Waudby, said she feels like she is serving a life sentence for the pain she has suffered throughout the ordeal.
"He will never serve enough time," she said outside the courthouse, choking back tears.
"Jenna was a treasure, anybody that ever came across her knew. Jenna was the representation of life."
Waudby became the prime suspect and was charged with second-degree murder after her baby's death.
Two years later the charge was withdrawn because medical experts disagreed with evidence provided by Dr. Charles Smith.
He is a forensic pathologist at the centre of a coroner's review of 44 cases after an audit of his work turned up numerous incidents of misplaced forensic samples from autopsies.
Waudby always maintained her innocence and told police for years that the babysitter should be investigated.
The killer reportedly told an undercover police officer that he punched the baby a half a dozen times and jabbed her repeatedly with a finger because "she wouldn't stay down."
News reports say that, at the time of the child's death, he resented being told by his mother to babysit the infant.
Meanwhile, Waudby has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the officials who prosecuted her. She has also called for a public inquest, which is expected to happen in the next few months.
With a report from CTV's Chris Eby and files from The Canadian Press
