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18-year-old accused in murder of Calgary mother appears in court Monday

Eighteen-year-old Isaiah Riel Rider is charged in the murder of a woman at a home in Ranchlands. Calgary Police Service

CALGARY – The man accused of killing Calgary mother Christa Cachene made his first court appearance Monday.

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Isaiah Rider appeared in person in Calgary Provincial Court wearing a blue prison jumpsuit. His feet were shackled.

Rider is charged with second-degree murder for the death of Cachene, 26.

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Cachene was beaten to death following a house party at her house. She was found in the basement of her Ranchlands home Oct. 11.

The case has been put over until Dec. 1; high-profile defence lawyer Balfour Der is representing Rider.

Eighteen-year-old Rider remains in custody.

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Police have identified Calgarian Christa Cachene, 26, as the woman found dead in a Ranchlands Bay home on Oct. 11, 2015. Obtained by Global News

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