Christmas day murder suspect appears in court

The 22-year-old charged in a Christmas day homicide made a brief court appearance Wednesday.
Stephan Hendrick Kody, 22, appeared in provincial court via videoconference from the Edmonton Remand Centre. Kody is charged with second-degree murder and possession of an offensive weapon in the death of Eddie Eugene Melenka, who was found dead in an Avonmore home in the early hours of Christmas Day.
Several people were in the courtroom gallery to observe the appearance and spoke with Kody’s lawye