Friends and family of two women killed in a double homicide gathered at a Calgary cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
This week marks the tragic anniversary of the deaths of Selmawit Alem and Julie Tran. Alem, 54, was a caregiver for Tran, 25.
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“The tears are every day; the anger is every day,” Alem’s best friend Susan Hills told Global News.
“Every day I miss something else. I miss her hugs…I miss the laughing…I miss her.”
Alem’s son Emanuel Kahsai is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the case.
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But two years after the brutal stabbing deaths, there’s still no justice for Alem and Tran’s deaths.
The case still before the courts.
The preliminary inquiry last November came to a sudden halt when Kahsai dismissed his defence lawyer.
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The case is now proceeding by direct indictment, meaning Kahsai will go straight to trial without a preliminary inquiry.
Kahsai will represent himself at the jury trial March 5 to May 4, 2018.
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