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Man Cleared of 1984 Murder Makes Vancouver Court Appearance on New Charges

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Wilma Derksen and her husband Cliff speak to media about Manitoba’s Court of Appeal overturning the murder conviction for Mark Edward Grant in the 1984 killing of their daughter Candace Derksen at their Winnipeg home, on Oct. 30, 2013. The Canadian Press/John WoodsMark 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.

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