Malik's Trial Begins in Ex-Girlfriend's Murder

0:00It's April 13th. You're listening to Calgary News today, AI-powered local news. Evidence kicked off Monday in the preliminary hearing for 27-year-old Devon Bradley Malik, charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, death of his ex-girlfriend Madison Cobb last summer. Cobb, a 23-year-old from Ocotox, was gunned down July 19th, 2025, in a parking garage near her job at a lacy clinic on McLeod Trail in southwest Calgary. Before any witnesses took the stand, the Crown Prosecutor announced the defense wouldn't fight sending Malik to trial, clearing a quick hurdle since. These hearings just need enough evidence for a jury. Defense counsel also requested and got a publication ban on all the evidence presented. Cobb had good reason to fear Malik, just a month earlier. On June 10th, she won a restraining order after detailing his constant messages and calls. Since their January breakup, plus her knowledge of his hidden firearm from RCMP tips, she described living in constant panic, shaking at every phone buzz or step outside, convinced

1:04he'd hurt her, and the order barred him from within one. Hundred meters of her home or work, yet he showed up anyway. Malik sits in custody awaiting trial, a grim reminder of how restraining orders don't always stop the danger, leaving family and friends grappling, with what more could have been done to protect her.