Preliminary hearing dates have been set for Ivor Wapass in connection to his second degree murder charge from Thunderchild First Nation.
Wapass has elected Queen’s Bench trial by judge and jury in connection to the Sept. 2018 death of 57-year-old Roger Standingwater on Thunderchild reserve. His preliminary hearing dates are scheduled for June 10 and 11 and June 11 and 18 in Provincial Court No. 2, North Battleford.
The indication from the Crown is that they plan to call 21 witnesses in the case. A pretrial case management conference is scheduled for March 25 at 8:45 a.m., also in provincial court.
The dates were set at Wapass’s latest appearance in provincial court Tuesday before Judge Lorna Dyck. He appeared by closed-circuit TV from Saskatoon.
Last Friday, bail was denied for Wapass following a bail hearing held at Queen’s Bench court, Battleford. Wapass is remanded in custody to the June 10 date.
