"It was suggested to him that he would plead to second-degree murder. I remember him saying, very clearly, 'This means I'm not guilty,'" Koopman recalled. "Phillip Tallio listens as a Crown prosecutor asks him questions at an appeal court hearing where he is applying to withdraw a guilty plea to second-degree murder. Forensic Psychiatric Institute and testified in appeal court this week said Tallio never admitted guilt to her, either. The officer left the murder scene unattended, telling Delavina's grandfather not to let anybody in the bedroom until more police arrived.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2020 23:48 UTC