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The widow of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been spared jail sentence and given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to impaired driving.

Justice Edward Kelly ordered three years of probation and 100 hours of community service for Renata Ford, 47, and also issued a two-year driving ban and a $1,100 fine for the 2016 incident.

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Her lawyer Dennis Morris had argued for no jail time and a minimal fine, while the Crown Brady Donohue had asked for 45 days behind bars and a license suspension for one to three years.

This was Renata’s third conviction for impaired driving offences in 21 years.

Ford was seldom seen during her late husband’s tumultuous term as mayor from 2010 to 2014 but captured headlines earlier this month when, in the final days of Ontario’s election campaign, she filed a lawsuit against her brother-in-law, Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford.

That suit alleges Doug Ford, now Ontario’s premier-designate, and his brother Randy Ford mishandled Rob Ford’s estate and destroyed the value of the family business, depriving Renata Ford and her children of income as well as life insurance proceeds.