Alberta’s Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on a request for a new trial for a central Alberta man convicted in the bombing death of a young woman.
Brian Malley was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury in February, 2015 in the death of Victoria Shachtay at her
home in Innisfail, Alberta, in 2011.
Shachtay turned over a court settlement she received after being paralyzed in a car crash to Malley to help invest her money.
In November, 2011 a gift bag was delivered to her door and she was killed instantly when she opened it.
Malley’s lawyer, Nathan Whitling, asked the appeal court to set aside the conviction and order a new trial for his client.
He says that should happen because the original trial judge refused to let the jury hear evidence implicating other possible
suspects in the case.
Crown prosecutor Christine Rideout says there were no other legitimate suspects in the case.