CALGARY — A man accused in Calgary's worst mass murder is to go to trial next May.
Matthew de Grood was charged with first-degree murder after an attack at an end-of-school house party in April 2014 in which five young people were stabbed to death.
His two-week trial before a judge and jury is to begin next May 16.
De Grood is the son of a senior Calgary police officer.
As a result, the court agreed to have an out-of-town judge preside over the trial to avoid the appearance of bias.
A judge ruled earlier this year after a preliminary hearing that there was enough evidence to send de Grood to trial.
Killed in the attack were Lawrence Hong, Josh Hunter, Kaitlin Perras, Zackariah Rathwell, and Jordan Segura.
