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Text messages from Downey to his then-girlfriend in the month before the deaths showed he disliked Baillie, calling her "disrespectful" and expressing anger that AB was spending time with her. Their relationship had deteriorated and one day before the killings AB texted Downey telling him to pack his bags.
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AB had refused to work as an escort for Downey, who has a history of pimping out his girlfriends. The judge had instructed the jury to make a decision on a "rational and fair consideration of all the evidence."Īccording to the prosecution, Downey hated Baillie because she had influenced her best friend - a woman who can only be identified as AB - who was dating Downey at the time. "Sara's death ensures no other individual will be harmed by Mr. "Sara died trying to help her friend out of a bad situation. "Our hope is that in time, and little by little, this powerful love we feel for the girls will gradually take up more and more space in our minds each and every day, that pictures and songs of the happier times will settle on us and drive out the darkness that has become part of our daily lives for the most recent past."įredette said the result is proof the system works.
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"We are most pleased with the outcome of the trial and we are sure justice will be served… Now I can go home and bury Sara and Taliyah's ashes and let them rest in peace.
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Janet Fredette, Sara Baillie's mother and Taliyah Marsman's grandmother, said the family is happy with the outcome of the trial that found Edward Downey guilty of two counts of first-degree murder. "It has been a long two-and-a-half years to get to this moment in time," Fredette said, with her family standing behind her. She thanked the press for giving the family privacy throughout the trial, police for their work on the investigation, victim services for their support, and Crown prosecutors for the verdict. 'Sara died trying to help her friend'īaillie's mother, Janet Fredette, read an emotional statement following the verdict. (Facebook)įollowing the three-week trial, it took the sequestered jury less than three hours to make their deliberations.Ĭlapping, cheering and crying from the victims' family and friends was heard as the verdict was read.ĭowney looked straight ahead as the verdict was read and showed no emotion.įollowing the verdict, 11 of the 12 jurors recommended Downey face a consecutive 50-year parole ineligibility, with one juror making no recommendation.Ĭourt of Queen's Bench Justice Beth Hughes thanked the jurors for serving their community, and family members of the victims shouted "thank you" and clapped as they left the courtroom. Baillie and Taliyah both died by asphyxiation in July 2016.