Former pimp accused of murdering mother and daughter to face jury in November 2018

The former pimp accused of murdering a five-year-old and her mother will face a jury trial beginningNov. 26, 2018.

Edward Downey wascharged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Sara Baillie, 34, and her five-year-old daughter, Taliyah Marsman, who were killed in July 2016.

Defence lawyerMerylFriedlandand prosecutorCarlaMcPhail told Court of Queen's Bench Justice David Gates the trial is expected to take three weeks.

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Baillie's body was discovered in the basement suite she shared with her daughter in the northwest community of Panorama Hills, but thegirl was missing from the home, triggering an Amber Alert.

It was called off when Marsman's body was found east of Calgary neara rural road close to Chestermere.

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Downey has a criminal history involving pimping, drug trafficking and weapons offences dating back more than two decades.

He has tiesto North Preston's Finest, anorganized crime group based in Nova Scotia that is involved mostly in pimping and human trafficking.

A jury will be selected the week before the trial.