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Travis Vader facing new assault charges

Travis Vader walks out of the Edmonton Remand Centre Tuesday evening on $25,000 bail. Global News

EDMONTON – A man accused of murdering two Alberta seniors is facing new, unrelated charges.

RCMP say Travis Vader was charged on June 13 with assault and failure to comply with an undertaking. The alleged offences occurred in Barrhead, AB.

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Vader is to stand trial next year charged with first-degree murder in the 2010 deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann of St. Albert.

READ MORE: Travis Vader trial date for McCann deaths set for 2016

The couple’s burned motorhome was discovered after they left for a holiday, and police believe they were killed although their bodies have never been found.

Vader was freed on bail in December but was re-arrested twice on charges that include assault and dangerous driving.

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