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Convicted Alberta killer arrested, released after allegedly skipping B.C. assault hearing - BC | Globalnews.ca

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Curtis George McCallum , 50 , was taken into custody near Vancouver General Hospital on Oct. 9 .

An arrest warrant was issued for him on Sept. 12 , when he allegedly failed to appear in Richmond Provincial court for sentencing on charges of assault and mischief.

In 2009 , he was sentenced to nine years in prison for manslaughter and aggravated assault in the Christmas Eve 2006 killing of his aunt and stabbing of her common-law husband.

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