Mark Edward Grant, the man previously acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Candace Derksen, appeared via video in a Vancouver courtroom today facing charges of unlawful confinement, sexual assault, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.
Grant, 62, appeared on screen in prison attire with a bald head and glasses, as his case was adjourned until February 2. Despite a publication ban on the case details, Grant has agreed to remain in custody to work on a bail plan with his lawyer’s representative.
The charges against Grant stem from an alleged incident in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where police responded to a call reporting a woman in her sixties being assaulted. Grant has been issued a no-contact order with the alleged victim.
Previously acquitted of Candace Derksen’s murder in 2017, following a new trial granted by the Supreme Court of Canada, Grant’s arrest in Vancouver has raised questions about the new case against him.
The tragic discovery of Candace’s frozen body, bound and found in an industrial shed six weeks after her disappearance, has haunted her family for years. Grant’s arrest has reopened wounds for Candace’s mother, Wilma Dirksen, who is anxiously awaiting the developments in this latest legal proceeding.
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