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The man convicted and then acquitted in the murder of a Winnipeg teenager 41 years ago is facing new charges in British Columbia.
Earlier this month, authorities in Vancouver charged Mark Edward Grant with unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon and uttering threats.
Grant was previously charged and convicted of second-degree murder for the slaying of 13-year-old Candace Derkson, who disappeared on her way home from school in the fall of 1984.
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Her body was later found in a supply shed near her home.
Decades after her death, Grant’s conviction was overturned by the Manitoba Court of Appeal, which ruled the trial judge erred in not allowing the defence to present evidence that pointed to another killer.
Grant was acquitted of Derkson’s murder in 2017 during a judge-only trial.
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He remains in custody in Vancouver. He is scheduled to appear in court next week.
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