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Edmonton police did not release any public information about a murder charge laid in a baby girl’s 2016 death because of “unusual circumstances,” a spokeswoman says.

Brandon James Calahoo, 22, pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing the death of Raelyn Supernant in Edmonton’s Court of Queen’s Bench on Wednesday.

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Supernant was taken off life support and died in hospital in 2016 after Calahoo shook her and left her in her crib for several hours without medical attention, according to an agreed statement of facts.

Calahoo was originally charged with aggravated assault. An autopsy was completed shortly after the baby’s death, but it wasn’t until Jan. 11, 2017, following additional testing, that a medical examiner’s report found the baby’s cause of death was cranial trauma. The charge against Calahoo was then upgraded to murder.

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However, though the Edmonton Police Service updated their tally of 2016 homicides to include Raelyn’s death, the force did not issue a news release notifying the public of the charges.