Charges against a Calgary man and his spouse in connection to the death of six-year-old Meika Jordan have been upgraded to first-degree murder.
Spencer Lee Jordan and Marie Eve Magoon were originally charged with second-degree murder in the death of the little girl almost two years ago.
Police were called to a residence in the 6700 block of Temple Dr. N.E on November 13, 2011 for reports of a child injured in the home.
Meika was taken to hospital and died from her injuries the next day.
An autopsy confirmed that she died from multiple blunt-force trauma and investigators say she was in the sole custody of Jordan and Magoon at the time of her injuries.
The Crown upgraded the charges against the pair during a brief court appearance on Wednesday.
The upgraded charges carry the same life sentence but the time spent behind bars increases from a minimum of ten years to an automatic 25 years.
Jordan and Magoon were arrested in October 2012 and remain in custody.
