Edmonton police are, in an unprecedented move, slamming the Crown for accepting a lesser plea in the case of an eight-year-old girl who was killed two years ago, resulting in first-degree murder charges at the time.

The Edmonton Police Service said that, for the first time in its history, it has sent a letter to Alberta Justice requesting a review of a decision by the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service to accept a manslaughter plea “for the horrific murder of a child.”

The EPS threatened if the Crown does not change course, police will release their own details of the case so it can be judged in the court of public opinion.

The letter was sent Monday by EPS legal and regulatory services director Megan Hankewich to Kim Goddard, the provincial assistant deputy justice minister. Their

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