It’s been nearly five years since little Meika Jordan was brutally murdered. Her family is once again faced with reliving the nightmare, as the case is heard before the Alberta Court of Appeal Tuesday.
The six-year-old endured unthinkable torture before she died in hospital on Nov. 14, 2011.
Watch below: Global’s ongoing coverage of Meika Jordan’s death
Meika’s father Spencer Jordan, and stepmother Marie Magoon were charged with first-degree murder, but convicted of the lesser charge of second-degree murder.
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To reach that end, Meika’s mother and stepfather, Kyla and Brian Woodhouse, endured a six-week trial that included graphic details of the abuse Meika suffered.
“It’s kind of hard to put into words how we are feeling,” Kyla told Global News Monday. “We have anxiety, fear and stress. So many different emotions bouncing around at the same time.
“There’s so many different ways it could go.”
Both Jordan and Magoon will be appealing their cases. The prosecution is also appealing—wanting a conviction on the upgraded charges of first-degree murder.
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“My biggest fear is a new trial,” Brian said.
“After what that took out of us last time… all the stress–emotionally, financially…that’s the biggest thing wearing on me.”
In convicting the pair in June 2015, a judge went through all of Meika’s injuries and pointed at both Jordan and Magoon for inflicting the abuse.
The judge also accepted confessions given to undercover police in a “Mr. Big” sting operation as fact.
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Last September, the couple was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years.
The appeals will be heard in front of a panel of three judges. The hearing is scheduled to last all day Tuesday, though a decision is not expected to be made.
Brian and Kyla Woodhouse have already been warned this might not be the end of the court proceedings, as even if Jordan and Magoon lose their appeal, they can still take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada.
“We will never be able to close this door as long as these two criminals continue to find ways to knock on it,” Brian said.
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