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BLAIRMORE, Alta. — RCMP have charged a man with two counts of first-degree murder in the Alberta Amber Alert case.

The body of two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette was found on Tuesday near Blairmore, 220 km south of Calgary.

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Police say Derek James Saretzky, who is 22, is also charged with one count of committing an indignity to a human body.

The tragedy began to unfold early Monday morning when Hailey’s father, Terry Blanchette, 27, was killed in his home and his daughter was taken away in a speeding white van.

Saretzky’s first court appearance is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 23, at Lethbridge Provincial Court.

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