US EditionMan cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges
Mark Edward Grant faces new charges related to a January 8 incident involving an alleged assault on a woman in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, with details under publication ban.
- Jan. 28, 2026 — Mark Edward Grant, 62, appeared in a Vancouver courtroom on charges of unlawful confinement, sexual assault, assault with a weapon and uttering threats, with the hearing put over until Feb. 2.
- Vancouver police said last week that the charges stem from an alleged Jan. 8 incident in the Downtown Eastside, where a woman in her sixties was sexually assaulted near East Hastings Street and Columbia Street.
- Details are restricted by a publication ban and Grant is under a no-contact order, while an agent for Bobby Movassaghi, lawyer, said he consented to remain in custody to discuss a bail plan.
- Grant's earlier high-profile murder prosecution includes a second-degree murder acquittal in 2017 after the Supreme Court of Canada ordered a new trial; Wilma Derksen wonders what may come to light.
- Long ago, Derksen's frozen body was found six weeks after she went missing with her hands and feet bound, and Grant was arrested in 2007 and found guilty in 2011 based on DNA from the twine.
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Man acquitted in 1984 killing of Winnipeg teen makes court appearance on new sexual assault charges
Mark Edward Grant, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Candace Derksen in Winnipeg, made a brief video appearance in a Vancouver courtroom Wednesday on charges including unlawful confinement and sexual assault.
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Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges
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Man cleared of 1984 murder makes Vancouver court appearance on new charges – Energeticcity.ca
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 swe…
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