Calgary man charged in deaths of woman and young daughter to stand trial
Posted May 29, 2017 3:15 pm.
Last Updated May 29, 2017 3:22 pm.
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CALGARY – A provincial court judge has ordered a Calgary man to stand trial in the killing of a woman and her five-year-old daughter.
Edward Downey is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Sara Baillie and her daughter Taliyah Marsman last summer.
Judge Gerry Meagher decided Monday there was sufficient evidence presented during a preliminary inquiry for the case to go to trial.
The evidence and identities of witnesses heard during the inquiry are under a publication ban.
Downey pleaded not guilty last year and is to appear in court on Aug. 4 to set a trial date.
Baillie, who was 34, was found dead in her northwest Calgary home on July 11, but Taliyah was missing and an Amber Alert was issued.