<LEAD-IN STEPHANIE OZDURAN> We have an update on the story that has shaken the premier’s office and shocked many Albertans.
<CUT TO KARI HERNANDEZ FOR STANDUP> Calgary is buzzing today after some shocking revelations about charges against a local lawyer and the province’s solicitor general. At a news conference a few hours ago, Crown Prosecutor Stephen Brown announced that Calgary lawyer Ben Bertoulli and Alberta solicitor general Bill Rogerson are being charged with a number of offences, including accessory to murder for a decades-old drive-by shooting.
Brett Mara, co-accused in the charges against Mr. Bertoulli and Mr. Rogerson, was found dead in police custody. Police are saying little at this time, but the RCMP and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team are investigating the death.
<BACK TO STEPHANIE OZDURAN IN STUDIO> And there was a development involving multiple deaths in seniors residences?
<BACK TO KARI HERNANDEZ, STANDUP> Yes. We have heard unconfirmed reports that Brett Mara has confessed to killing twenty-seven people, most of them seniors under his care at various facilities in the city. These deaths were often misdiagnosed as myocardial infarctions, better known in layman’s terms as heart attacks.
Several Calgary families became suspicious when they discovered large withdrawals from their relatives’ accounts immediately prior to their deaths.
<LEAD-OUT STEPHANIE OZDURAN> Thank you, Kari. YYC News will update this story as it continues to unfold.