Accused in murders of Calgary woman and her daughter testifies in own defence

By The Canadian Press

CALGARY — A man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her daughter has taken the stand in his own defence at his first-degree murder trial.

Edward Downey, who is 48, has pleaded not guilty in the deaths of Sara Baillie and her five-year-old daughter Taliyah Marsman.

His lawyer Gavin Wolch opened his arguments by saying Downey was not alone when he was at Baillie’s apartment on July 11, 2016.

Baillie, who was 34, was found dead later that day stuffed into a laundry hamper in her daughter’s closet.

Wolch also says that the last time Downey saw Taliyah was that same day and she was alive and well.

The girl was found dead in some bushes in a rural area east of Calgary three days later.

Jurors have heard both died by asphyxiation.

The Canadian Press


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