Dangerous offender who left Alberta woman in vegetative state denied parole

The Canadian Press The Parole Board of Canada says a man who assaulted a young pregnant woman and left her for dead remains too dangerous to be released into the community. Albert Muckle, who is now 44, pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault and attempted murder in the 2005 attack on the Banff, Alta., hotel worker. Court heard that Muckle beat her unconscious and stole $20. He later returned and sexually assaulted her before attempting to strangle her with her purse strap. He was declared a dangerous offender and handed an indefinite sentence. The woman remains in a persistent vegetative state, unable to speak or move. At his parole hearing in B.C., Muckle refused to talk about the attack. “I’m not comfortable talking about it. I’m really not,” he told…

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