INNISFAIL - Six and a half years after he murdered a disabled Innisfail woman with a pipe bomb disguised as a Christmas present, Brian Malley has lost his final chance for appeal.
Earlier this month the Supreme Court of Canada reportedly refused to hear his appeal of the case.
In February 2015 Malley was convicted of first degree murder in the Nov. 25, 2011 death of Victoria Shachtay.
Shachtay, 23, died instantly when the pipe bomb exploded in front of her as she sat in her wheelchair in her kitchen. The bomb had been left on her doorstep.
Malley was the woman’s financial advisor.
During Malley’s jury trial, court heard that he had squandered thousands of dollars that Shachtay had received as a settlement following a motor vehicle accident that left her in the wheelchair.
Evidence was presented at trial that Malley’s DNA was found on paper and tape discovered among the debris following the bomb explosion.
The bomb itself was made from a galvanized steel pipe filled with gunpowder and triggered with a light bulb attached to a battery.
Malley purchased gunpowder, galvanized pipe and light bulbs in the months prior to the killing.
Crown prosecutor Andres Quist called the killing a “cold-blooded murder deliberately planned” by Malley.
Malley did not testify during the trial before Justice Kirk Sisson.
Malley was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years.
Following his conviction, Malley launched several appeals, all of which failed.
