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 Angela Brown

RCMP investigation

Danita Thomas sentenced to 12.5 years in prison in Laverdiere case

Jun 24, 2022 | 4:49 PM

One of the people facing charges in the death of Tiki Laverdiere was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for manslaughter.

Danita Thomas, 35, of North Battleford, was previously found guilty of manslaughter , improperly interfering with human remains and theft of a vehicle in March of 2022 following a judge-alone trial.

Justice Richard W. Elson pronounced the sentence in the case at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Battleford Friday.

Thomas received a sentence of 12.5 years in custody, less 1,422 days credit for time served.

She also received one year each concurrent for improperly interfering with human remains and theft of a vehicle.

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Thomas 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 have retired to consider their verdict.

Tiki 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 July 11, 2019 and confirmed to be the Edmonton woman on July 16 of that year.

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