Three of accused to stand trial for charges in death of Tiki Laverdiere
Three more of the accused are now scheduled to stand trial for charges related to the death of Tiki Laverdiere last year.
To date, in total eight accused are facing charges and two individuals have been sentenced.
Soaring Eagle Whitstone, Shayla Orthner, and Danita Thomas are charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle. They are scheduled for trials at Queen’s Bench Court in Battleford two years from now.
Whitstone elected trial by jury at Queen’s Bench Court in Battleford. Trial dates have been scheduled from Aug. 29 to Sept. 30, 2022. Her initially scheduled preliminary hearing on Nov. 2, 2020, was waived.