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Leo Teskey, who beat and caused an Edmonton landlord severe brain damage two decades ago, was denied full and day parole on Wednesday.

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Posted: Feb 02, 2021 8:01 AM MT | Last Updated: February 2 Leo Teskey shown in a 2009 court sketch during his dangerous offender hearing. (CBC ) One of Edmonton's most notorious criminals — currently serving an indeterminate sentence for brutally beating a man into a vegetative state — has seen his bid for parole rejected.  Leo Teskey's application for day parole and full parole was denied last week by the Parole Board of Canada. Based on his violent criminal history and problematic behaviour, Teskey presented too much risk to society to be given his freedom, the board determined.  "Yo...

At last week's hearing, Teskey told Court of Queen's Bench Justice Doreen Sulyma that he hoped to get on with his life anonymously should he be released on parole.  During the hearing, a lawyer for Alberta Justice told the court the registrar said that once Teskey's paperwork is filed, there was no reason why his name change request would be denied. Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish said the request could be denied. "I did a little digging into the existing legislation," Glubish said. "It is my assessment that the existing Alberta government policies give the registrar the broad discret...