EDMONTON - An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that has seen police publicly challenge Crown prosecutors.

Court of King's Bench Justice Jody Fraser accepted the plea from the 29-year-old, who police said was originally charged with first-degree murder but the Crown said faced a charge of second-degree murder. A date for sentencing is to be set later.

Relatives chanted "no justice, no peace," as they filed out of court.

The plea came a day after Edmonton's interim police chief made public a letter from his force to Alberta's justice ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

The letter challenges the traditional firewall that separates police, who investigate a case, from pr

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