Emanuel Kahsai
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Supreme Court upholds murder convictions of Calgarian who killed his mother and woman with disabilitiesA jury convicted Emanuel Kahsai of two counts of first-degree murder for fatally stabbing his mother and a vulnerable woman in her care.CrimeJul 28, 2023
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Alberta Court of Appeal upholds Calgary man’s murder convictions in stabbing death of mom, 2nd womanAlberta's highest court has upheld first-degree murder convictions against a Emanuel Kahsai, who stabbed his mother and a woman his mom was caring for in her Calgary home.CrimeJan 13, 2022
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Calgary man sentenced to life in prison, no parole for 50 years for killing mother and woman she cared forEmanuel Kahsai was ordered to spend life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 50 years for the stabbing death of Selma Alem and Julie Tran.CrimeApr 5, 2018
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Jury finds Emanuel Kahsai guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of his mother and the woman she was a caregiver toA jury in Calgary has found Emanuel Kahsai guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 stabbing deaths of his 54-year-old mother, Selmawit Alem, and Julie Tran, the 25-year-old woman Alem was a caregiver to.CrimeMar 28, 2018
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Emanuel Kahsai placed in separate courtroom as 1st-degree murder trial beginsEmanuel Kahsai is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his mother and a woman she cared for.CrimeMar 5, 2018
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Loved ones want justice on 2nd anniversary of Calgary double homicideTwo years after the deaths of Selmawit Alem and Julie Tran, loved ones of the victims are still waiting and hoping for justice in the case.CrimeOct 17, 2017
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Calgary man accused in double homicide fires lawyer, could go straight to trialProvincial Court Judge Peter Barley will announce Thursday if the case will proceed by direct indictment—which means the case would go directly to trial without a preliminary inquiry.CrimeNov 8, 2016
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Accused in double homicide in Calgary’s Coventry Hills found fit to stand trialThirty-year-old Emanuel Kahsai has just completed a psychiatric assessment at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre.CrimeAug 8, 2016
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Psychiatric assessment must continue for man accused in mother’s deathA man accused of killing his mother and another woman in Coventry Hills last fall has been ordered to continue undergoing a psychiatric assessment.CrimeJul 18, 2016
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Psych assessment for man accused in stabbing death of mother, 2nd womanA forensic psychiatrist who examined Emanuel Kahsai Monday testified the man might be psychotic and unfit to stand trial.CrimeJun 20, 2016
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