Double murder suspect hospitalized before Calgary court appearance
CALGARY — A man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter was taken to hospital in serious, potentially life-threatening condition Friday prior to a court appearance.
Edward Downey, who is 48, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of Sara Baillie and her daughter Taliyah Marsman in 2016.
He was to appear for a case management hearing prior to his upcoming trial.
But his lawyer Gavin Wolch told court Downey was unable to attend because of a “medical concern.”