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An Ontario trucker found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room has applied for a mistrial.
A sentencing hearing was to start today for Bradley Barton, but the proceeding has been postponed.
In February, a jury convicted 52-year-old Barton, who is from Mississauga, Ont., of manslaughter in the 2011 death of Cindy Gladue.
Read more: Lawyers try to find holes in story of Ontario man accused of killing woman in Edmonton hotel
Gladue, a 36-year-old Metis and Cree woman, bled to death in a bathtub at the Yellowhead Inn.
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Closing arguments delivered in trial of man accused in violent death of Cindy Gladue -
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Manslaughter trial begins in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue in Edmonton -
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Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in Cindy Gladue death -
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‘This horror show continues’: Indigenous rights lawyer on Cindy Gladue death retrial -
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Supreme Court orders new trial for manslaughter in 2011 death of Cindy Gladue in Edmonton -
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Alberta’s highest court reviews acquittal in Cindy Gladue’s death
The trial heard that Gladue had four times the legal limit of alcohol in her system and bled to death from a severe wound in her vagina.
It was the second trial for Barton, as a jury in 2015 found him not guilty of first-degree murder.
Read more: Shine the Light launch honours Cindy Gladue
The acquittal sparked rallies and calls for justice for Indigenous women.
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