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Family of man accused in Brentwood mass murder to make statement

Matthew Douglas de Grood, of Calgary, is shown in this image from a Calgary 10k race in 2013. Calgary police say the son of one of their own is a suspect in the worst mass murder in the city's history, a bloody and baffling attack on a group of university students at a house party. THE CANADIAN PRESS.
Matthew Douglas de Grood, of Calgary, is shown in this image from a Calgary 10k race in 2013. Calgary police say the son of one of their own is a suspect in the worst mass murder in the city's history, a bloody and baffling attack on a group of university students at a house party. THE CANADIAN PRESS. The Canadian Press/File

CALGARY- The family of the young man accused in Calgary’s worst mass murder is set to release a statement.

On Tuesday, five young university students were stabbed to death during a party celebrating the end of the school year. 22-year-old Matthew de Grood now faces five counts of first-degree murder in connection with the attack.

De Grood is the son of Doug de Grood, a police officer who has been with the Calgary Police Service for over three decades.

Doug de Grood plans to make a statement at his lawyer’s office on Thursday afternoon.

Matthew de Grood is in custody, ahead of his next court appearance.

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