Edmonton woman, Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford before her remains were discovered outside the city in 2019. (Supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)

By battlefordsNOW staff

RCMP Investigation

Orthner sentenced to 10 years in custody in Laverdiere case

Aug 26, 2022 | 3:42 PM

One of the individuals facing charges in the Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation was sentenced to 10 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to manslaughter.

Shayla Orthner, 30, of North Battleford, pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree murder, but guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford in April.

On Friday, Justice R.W. Danyliuk sentenced Orthner to 10 years in custody for her charge. When factoring in credit for time served, she has 1,981 days, or approximately five years and five months, left to serve. Orthner was ordered to submit a DNA sample. She also received a lifetime firearms prohibition.

The court ordered a publication ban on all details of the court proceedings, including evidence and victim impact statements, until the judge or jury involving all the accused in the case have retired to consider their verdict.

Laverdiere, 25, was reported missing on May 12, 2019. She was last seen in North Battleford on May 1, 2019. Human remains were found in a rural area outside of North Battleford on July 11, 2019 and confirmed to be the Edmonton woman on July 16 of that year.

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