A Calgary man accused of killing a fellow inmate at the Remand Centre has made his first court appearance.
Marlon Rex Ledesma is charged with the first-degree murder of Alvin Chiniquay.
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He appeared briefly via CCTV Thursday morning.
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The case has been put over to Oct. 17.
Chiniquay, 40, was on suicide watch when sources say he was attacked by a fellow inmate Sept. 9.
It’s believed Chiniquay was arrested for shoplifting just days before the attack.
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Sources told Global News he was in a cell with a known violent criminal when the unprovoked attack happened.
He was kept on life support for more than ten days, before he passed away Sept 22.
Ledesma has a long criminal history, including violent offences.
His mother Cherry Ledesma was the victim of murder, killed by her husband Gregory Houle in Nov. 2011.
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