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by Kevin Martin, Postmedia Calgary · Calgary HeraldMurder suspect Samiul Islam Turzo was being robbed at knifepoint when he shot his two assailants, one fatally, a Calgary court heard Monday.
Crown prosecutor Ron Simenik withdrew a second-degree murder charge against Turzo as he and co-prosecutor Petter Hurich accepted guilty pleas from defence counsel Balfour Der on other charges of possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and possession of a loaded, restricted firearm.