Nicholas Rasberry, accused in death of Calgary teacher, granted bail

A Calgary man accused of killing his new neighbour has been granted bail.

NicholasRasberry is charged with the second-degree murder of local teacher Craig Kellowayin May 2013.

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Kelloway, 31, was found stabbedmultiple times in the neck, chest and stomach just before midnight on May 4 in a southeast Calgary home.

The victim had recently moved to the neighbourhood of Auburn Baywith his girlfriendand baby.

According to asearch warrant application, when police officers arrived at the house on the 100 block of Auburn Springs Close S.E. they found Nicholas Rasberry, 30, on his cellphone with 911.

He told the dispatcher his neighbour had tried to sexually assault him, so he stabbed him.

"I stabbed him multiple times," he told the dispatcher as he requested an ambulance.

The details from thedocument have not been proven in court.

"It's important to remember he is presumed innocent," said defence lawyerHersh Wolch.

"I prefer not to go into the facts. The case should be decided in court. It's prettyobvious that if it's a self-defence argument, provocation was involved."

Police arrested Rasberry and later charged him with second-degree murder. A bloodied 25-centimetre knife was found nearby, the search warrant application said.

When bail was granted, friends and family of Rasberry applauded in court.