Calgary murder suspect whose trial was derailed by COVID-19 wants charge tossed because of delay

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Murder suspect Robert Daignault wants his charge in the killing of Calgary Uber driver Kasif Hirani tossed due to unreasonable delay.

Because Daignault’s unit was placed on isolation, he couldn’t be transported to the Calgary Courts Centre for the scheduled Jan. 4, 2022 start of his trial.

Urquhart argued if remand had transported the accused to court on Jan. 4, instead of following their own protocols, four days of hearing could have been conducted. The lawyer said Funk should consider the lost four days to be an institutional delay not caused by exceptional circumstances linked to the pandemic.‘COVID is an exceptional circumstance’: Crown

“COVID is an exceptional circumstance … it contributes to a whole series of events around Jan. 4 ,” Kristensen said.

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