A high-profile trial in Saskatoon has concluded with a 7-year jail sentence for two women.

Summer Sky-Henry and Cheyann Peeteetuce recently plead guilty to the manslaughter of Megan Gallagher in 2020.

On Thursday, at the Court of King’s Bench in Saskatoon, lawyers put forward a joint submission for a 7-year sentence for their involvement in Gallagher’s death.

The judge accepted this submission and the women will now spend the next several years behind bars.

Peeteetuce will serve 6 years of the sentence as she was given just over a year credit for time served on remand, while Sky-Henry will serve closer to five and a half years with credit for time served as well.

The sentence will be served at a federal penitentiary. There will also be a no-contact order with all of the co-accused.

Emotions ran high during the sentencing hearing as fourteen victim impact statements from family, friends, and community members were read into the record.

The emotional toll on the individuals reading the statements was apparent and the presiding judge said these were the “most heartfelt victim impact statements I have ever read.”

The contents of the statements, along with any evidence and submissions by lawyers presented at the hearing, are subject to a publication ban.

Outside court, Megan’s father Brian Gallagher spoke with reporters.

“We are not okay… this is not okay,” said Gallagher when asked his thoughts about the decision. “The people that have perpetrated this are laughing at the justice system… I am really concerned about other cases going forward.”

Gallagher feels the punishment should have been harsher as the trial started as a first-degree murder trial.

“Knowing and hearing the things we’ve heard this is first-degree murder,” he said. “I know we can’t talk about things because of the publication bans, but in my opinion this is first-degree murder.”

The family also says they feel publication bans make it difficult for the public to have an informed decision on whether the sentence was appropriate.

A total of 9 people were accused in relation to Gallagher’s death and disappearance in September, 2020.

7 of them have now been convicted and sentenced.

Audio of Brian Gallagher’s comments outside court can be found here.