Preliminary hearing starts in fatal farm shooting case
It was an emotional day in North Battelford’s provincial courthouse as the preliminary hearing for accused murderer Gerald Stanley got underway Monday.
The hearing, which could last up to five days, will determine whether Stanley will face trial for second-degree murder in the death of Colten Boushie last summer.
Boushie, who was 22, was shot and killed Aug. 9 while riding in an SUV that went onto a farm near Biggar, Sask. Another person in the SUV has said they were heading home to the Red Pheasant First Nation after an afternoon of swimming when they got a flat tire and sought help.
The details of the hearings are under a publication ban until the court case is concluded.