Ontario’s court of appeal has set aside a conviction and ordered a new trial for a man who spent 23 years in prison for the murder of a 10-year-old girl in 1989 — but by all accounts, it’s unlikely that trial will ever happen.

It’s a complex case that includes recanted confessions as well as accusations of police conspiracy and mishandled evidence that the court of appeal re-examined after two former federal justice ministers said a "miscarriage of justice" likely occurred during the original trial of Timothy Rees, 62, more than 30 years ago.

Though the appeal court’s decision, which was released Thursday , flags several issues with the investigation and ensuing case — it does not contain any concrete answers as to who strangled 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in her Etobicoke bedroom in

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