Missing Calgary girl's body believed found, man charged

This photo provided by the Calgary Police shows Taliyah Leigh Marsman. Police in Calgary say they have found a body believed to be that of Marsman, reported missing earlier this week after her mother was found dead and a suspect has been charged with murder in both their deaths. The Calgary Police Service says the body believed to be Taliyah Leigh Marsman was found by searchers Thursday, July 14, 2016 near a roadway near suburban Chestermere, Alberta. (Calgary Police via AP) (The Associated Press)

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Police search a field in a rural area in the disappearance of Taliyah Marsman, near Chestermere, Alberta, Canada, Thursday, July 14, 2016. Police say they have found a body believed to be that of Taliyah Leigh Marsman, reported missing earlier this week after her mother was found dead. Edward Delten Downey has been charged with murder in both their deaths. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) (The Associated Press)

Police in Calgary say they've found a body believed to be that of a 5-year-old girl reported missing this week after her mother was found dead, and a suspect has been charged with murder in both deaths.

The Calgary Police Service says the body believed to be Taliyah Leigh Marsman was found by searchers Thursday near a roadway near suburban Chestermere, Alberta.

The discovery comes just days after the girl's 34-year-old mother, Sara Baillie, was found dead in their Calgary home.

Authorities say 46-year-old Edward Delten Downey faces first-degree murder charges. They believe he was known to the mother, the child, and her estranged father.

Police aren't saying how the mother died. An autopsy was planned Friday on the girl.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says, "Our hearts are all broken."

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