Judge hears case of Calgary man accused of tunnelling into neighbour's apartment

The Calgary man accused of tunnelling into his upstairs neighbour’s apartment ran his own criminal trial Monday.

Ben Maize is charged with mischief, and break and enter.

In the summer of 2025, Maize and his neighbour Betty Golightly lived in the same condo building in the southwest community of Coach Hill.

Golightly testified that she arrived home on Sept. 5 to find her apartment locked from the inside, then discovered holes in the drywall near her fireplace that appeared to lead to a tunnel to the unit below.