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Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges
['The Canadian Press']
Brandon Sun
VANCOUVER – Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, made a brief video appearance in a Vancouver courtroom today on charges of unlawful confinement, sexual assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats.
An agent for his lawyer Bobby Movassaghi says Grant has consented to remain in custody in order to discuss a bail plan.
Grant, 62, appeared on screen wearing red prison sweats and glasses with faint facial hair and a bald head as his case was put over until Feb. 2.
Details of Grant’s case are under a publication ban and he’s been put under a no contact order with the alleged victim.
Vancouver police said last week that the charges against Grant are connected with an alleged incident in the city’s Downtown Eastside on Jan. 8.