Calgary man took undercover police to bodies of girlfriend and her toddler, judge hears
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Less than five hours after police launched an undercover operation targeting a man they believed killed a Calgary mother and her toddler, the suspected murderer led the officers to the two bodies buried in shallow graves in a wooded area in Kananaskis Country, according to prosecutor Doug Taylor.
Robert Leeming was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, but before his trial got underway Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to killing Jasmine Lovett.
However, Leeming pleaded not guilty to the murder of 22-month-old Aliyah Sanderson.
The bodies of the mother and daughter were were found on May 6, 2019, weeks after their deaths, in a wooded area in Kananaskis Country, a large recreational area west of Calgary.
Lovett had been shot and had suffered blunt force head injuries, according to a forensic pathologist. Her daughter had also suffered blunt force trauma to her head.
The trial got underway with Taylor's opening statement, describing much of the case expected to be presented by the Crown.
In April 2019, Lovett and Leeming were in a relationship after having met on a dating app the year before. Lovett and her daughter lived with Leeming at his Cranston townhome and paid rent.
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