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Justice minister orders new trial for Edmonton man convicted of murder in 1991

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Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Kaminsky , who disappeared in 1987 .

The office of Justice Minister Arif Virani said the minister found reasonable grounds to conclude there was a miscarriage of justice in the case.

Innocence Canada , which worked on the case, has contacted the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service to ask about next steps.

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