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November jury trial set for man accused of killing Red Deer doctor

Feb 1, 2021 | 4:28 PM

A jury trial will take place later this year for a man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in Red Deer.

Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in the slaying last summer of Dr. Walter Reynolds at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer.

A judge warned Mabiour about the seriousness of the offence at his last court appearance in December and again on Monday, but Mabiour still insisted he did not want a lawyer and plans to represent himself at trial.

Mabiour, who remains in custody at the Calgary Remand Centre, has pleaded not guilty.

A four-week trial has been scheduled for November 22 to December 17, 2021 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

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The case is due back in court on March 22 for arraignment. Mabiour has been ordered to appear in person.

Mabiour was found fit to stand trial following a psychiatric exam ordered by the court after a number of bizarre exchanges with the judge.

Reynolds, a 45-year-old father of two, was attacked with a weapon while working at the clinic on Aug. 10. He died in hospital.

One witness told media that she was in the waiting room when she heard cries for help and saw a man with a hammer and a machete.

RCMP have said the crime was not random and the two men knew each other through the clinic, although they have not said if Mabiour was a patient of Reynolds.

(With files from The Canadian Press)

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