A Court of Queen's Bench judge found Mark Edward Grant, 53, not guilty of second-degree murder in the 1984 death of Candace Derksen, 13. Simonsen said Wednesday she accepted the defence's assertion that DNA evidence used to tie Grant to the killing was "fundamentally flawed." Outside court, Wilma and Cliff Derksen said they continue to believe Grant was responsible for their daughter's death. The jury that convicted Grant at his first trial was likely overwhelmed by the complexity of the DNA evidence, Simmonds said. During the retrial, defence lawyer Simmonds questioned the integrity of the police investigation into Grant's involvement, and the credibility of DNA testing done in 1985.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2017 18:15 UTC