'Entirely preventable': Family speaks out after woman's partner ruled not criminally responsible in her death

Dan Zakreski · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 07, 2025 12:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 7 hours ago

Emily Sanche's family is speaking retired aft a Saskatoon justice ruled that the antheral who killed her successful 2022 is not criminally liable for her death.

"Although we were precise disappointed that the prosecution did not get its ain psychiatric adept witnesser — leaving the psychiatrist hired by the defence arsenic the lone intelligence wellness adept to attest successful the proceedings — we judge Justice Currie's decision," the household wrote successful a connection sent to CBC.

"Our deepest regret is that Emily's suffering and decease were wholly preventable."  

Justice Grant Currie ruled July 3 that Thomas Hamp was successful the throes of a psychotic interruption erstwhile helium fatally stabbed Sanche successful 2022 and is truthful not criminally liable for his actions.

Currie said helium accepted forensic psychiatrist Shabehram Lohrasbe's opinion connected Hamp's intelligence authorities astatine the clip of the stabbing.

"This leads maine to the decision that, erstwhile helium stabbed and killed Emily, Thomas apt was operating nether a intelligence upset that rendered him incapable of knowing that doing truthful was wrong," Currie wrote successful his 22-page determination astatine Court of King's Bench.

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Sanche came from a household of doctors — her father, member and gramps — and the connection said her household could person helped.

"We would person ensured that Thomas received the appraisal and attraction helium required had we been informed," the connection said.

"Not having had that accidental is 1 of our unbearable regrets. Thomas's confidentiality was prioritized by galore implicit Emily's safety, with tragic consequences."

They besides instrumentality contented with the Hamp family's characterization of their daughter's relationship. During the judge-alone trial, the defence submitted Sanche's diary entries detailing her efforts to get aesculapian assistance for Hamp arsenic his intelligence wellness deteriorated.

In a statement, Hamp's parents said this documentation showed an "advocacy for Thomas transcending her passing."

This presumption is not shared by the Sanche family.

"It is hard to explicit however insensitive this connection is coming from the killer's family. No apologies, nary regrets, nary accountability," the Sanche connection said.

"Their appreciation for Emily seems centred connected the enactment she provided to Thomas, some successful beingness and present successful death. We situation Thomas and his parents to deliberation beyond themselves and admit that Emily's beingness was overmuch bigger than her inferior for them oregon Thomas. Thomas's actions person robbed Emily of the accidental to unrecorded a agelong and fulfilling life."