Preliminary hearing starts in case of fatal Saskatchewan farm shooting
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Lawyers on both sides in a preliminary hearing for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an indigenous man say they hope the truth will come out.
The week-long hearing, which began Monday, will determine whether Gerald Stanley will face trial for second-degree murder in the death 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.
Details of the preliminary hearing are under a publication ban.