Richard Froese
South Peace News
A Whitefish Lake man charged with second-degree murder will go to trial in connection with the death of a women in Atikameg in April 2023.
Tristan Patrick Kayne Grey appeared at a preliminary inquiry set for Sept. 3-6 in the High Prairie Court of Justice. The inquiry ended Sept. 5 when the justice found enough evidence to order him to stand trial.
No date has been set for Grey to next appear in Court of King’s Bench in Peace River to set a date for trial, according to Court Checks.
Grey is charged in connection with the death of Beatrice Laboucan, 56, at an Atikameg home on April 27, 2023.
Grey was 31 at the time he was charged.
When he first appeared in court May 29, 2023, Grey did not understand his charges when Justice S.P. Hinkley asked him several times. As a result, Justice Hinkley ordered an assessment to determine if he is fit to stand trial.
“Certainly there are concerns,” he said. “He certainly needs help in many ways.”
High Prairie RCMP received a report of an assault at a home at Atikameg. When officers arrived, they found the woman deceased.