Bella Rose Desrosiers

• Edmonton man convicted of murder with scissors should be in hospital, not prison: lawyer

  David Moss was found guilty of second-degree murder for stabbing a girl to death with scissors, but has appealed his conviction on the grounds he belongs in a psychiatric hospital.

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  Jun 6, 2025
  
• Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old girl won’t be eligible for parole for 15 years

  A justice decided Friday that the Edmonton man found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2020 death of a seven-year-old girl won't be eligible for parole for 15 years. 

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  Jun 21, 2024
  
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• Sentencing begins for Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old girl

  The Edmonton man found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2020 death of a seven-year-old girl was back in court Friday for a sentencing hearing. 

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  May 10, 2024
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• Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old girl guilty of 2nd-degree murder, denied NCR

  David Michael Moss, charged in the 2020 death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers, was ruled criminally responsible Friday and found guilty of second-degree murder. 

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  Apr 28, 2023
• Closing arguments in case of Edmonton man who killed 7-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers

  The closing arguments in the trial for David Michael Moss were heard in court Monday morning, and the judge has reserved his decision.

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  Jan 16, 2023
• Slain 7-year-old’s mom takes the stand in Edmonton murder trial

  The mother of slain seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers took the stand at the second-degree murder trial for David Michael Moss.

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  Jun 15, 2022
• Edmonton man charged in girl’s death testifies: ‘I was awake; everybody was asleep’

  Graphic videos were shown in an Edmonton courtroom Friday of David Moss, the man accused in the stabbing death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers in Mill Woods two years ago.

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  Jun 10, 2022
• Wife, sister of man accused of killing Edmonton girl in Mill Woods testify at murder trial

  The wife and sister of David Moss both testified Wednesday about how his mental health took an extreme turn before Bella Rose Desrosiers' throat was slashed with scissors.

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  Jun 8, 2022
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• Man accused of killing girl in southeast Edmonton home pleads not guilty at murder trial

  David Moss, who is accused of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of seven-year-old Bella Rose Desrosiers at a home in Mill Woods, pleaded not guilty in court on Monday.

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  Jun 6, 2022
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• Man accused of killing 7-year-old Edmonton girl was assessed by police, mental health professionals hours before crime

  A 34-year-old man accused in the stabbing death of a seven-year-old Edmonton girl was assessed by police and mental health professionals just hours before the girl died, police said Friday.

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  May 22, 2020