A photo taken of the original memorial, laid out for Baby Kal at the Rivecrest apartment building. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Trial dates set in toddler death case

Mar 22, 2021 | 2:00 PM

A Prince Albert man accused of killing his toddler son will face trial next year.

Kelvin McCallum Jr., 31, was arrested in March, 2019. His 21-month-old son Kal was found unconscious at their downtown apartment, and later pronounced deceased in hospital.

The pre-trial proceedings wrapped up Friday at Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. The trial was scheduled for the week of Feb. 7, 2022, and will be done by judge alone.

At the time of the incident, McCallum was originally facing a charge of second degree murder, but after analyzing the evidence, lawyers felt the lesser charge of manslaughter was a better fit.

The essential difference between the two charges is a person committing second degree murder, while not premeditated, has full understanding of their actions when they kill someone.

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Manslaughter implies the death was more of an accident, and may have been fueled by emotions or impulse.

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