Calgary’s top cop, Chief Mark Neufeld, has called into question a judge’s decision to release a suspect charged with first degree murder on bail..“Calgary murder suspect granted bail on strict conditions So…just wondering (for a friend) what type of offences/offender would be refused bail then?”.It is rare for a suspect charged with first degree murder to be granted bail. It is also rare for police officials to question judge’s decisions.. Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-12.22.07-PMTweet by Chief Neufeld .Victor Fayiah Braima was granted bail Friday on strict conditions including house arrest and wearing a GPS tracking ankle bracelet. He has to live at his parent’s northeast Calgary home and possess no weapons..Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Bryan Mahoney agreed with defence counsel Andrea Urquhart that her client could be bailed..There is a publication ban on details of the bail hearing, which Braima could be heard crying through.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .Braima, 23, was arrested days after the body of Sheldon Wolf was found Feb. 4, just north of Airdrie..Wolf, 47, was last seen two days earlier around 7 p.m., leaving the downtown Sandman Hotel..He had been visiting Calgary from his Carrot River, Sask. home..Braima is scheduled to face a preliminary inquiry in November..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westewrnstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Calgary’s top cop, Chief Mark Neufeld, has called into question a judge’s decision to release a suspect charged with first degree murder on bail..“Calgary murder suspect granted bail on strict conditions So…just wondering (for a friend) what type of offences/offender would be refused bail then?”.It is rare for a suspect charged with first degree murder to be granted bail. It is also rare for police officials to question judge’s decisions.. Screen-Shot-2020-05-09-at-12.22.07-PMTweet by Chief Neufeld .Victor Fayiah Braima was granted bail Friday on strict conditions including house arrest and wearing a GPS tracking ankle bracelet. He has to live at his parent’s northeast Calgary home and possess no weapons..Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Bryan Mahoney agreed with defence counsel Andrea Urquhart that her client could be bailed..There is a publication ban on details of the bail hearing, which Braima could be heard crying through.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .Braima, 23, was arrested days after the body of Sheldon Wolf was found Feb. 4, just north of Airdrie..Wolf, 47, was last seen two days earlier around 7 p.m., leaving the downtown Sandman Hotel..He had been visiting Calgary from his Carrot River, Sask. home..Braima is scheduled to face a preliminary inquiry in November..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westewrnstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
