Man charged with second-degree murder in deaths of Calgary woman, toddler
CALGARY — A man suspected of killing a woman and her toddler daughter has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder.
Robert Andrew Leeming, 34, appeared via video before a justice of the peace in Calgary on Tuesday. His next court date is May 14.
“We had the matter put over a week so that we can have a chance to meet with Mr. Leeming, get some preliminary details if we can from the prosecutor’s office, and determine next steps,” Leeming’s defence lawyer Balfour Der said outside court.
Police said Monday that they had found remains of a woman and child in a heavily wooded wilderness area in the Rocky Mountains west of Calgary. The remains were formally identified Tuesday following preliminary autopsies as belonging to Jasmine Lovett, 25, and 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson.