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An N.W.T. court is considering adding a sixth lawyer to help represent Devon Larabie, who's facing a charge of second-degree murder and has already fired three defence lawyers.
A trial date has now been set for a man accused of murdering a Yellowknife woman in May of 2020. Devon Larabie's trial will begin Nov. 14 in the N.W.T. Supreme Court.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 The prosecutor argued the publication ban was necessary to protect the fair trial rights of Devon Larabie, the man accused of murdering 22-year-old Breanna Menacho. The judge wrote the prosecutor failed to show the publication ban was necessary.(Walter Strong/CBC) Warning: this story contains a graphic description of violence. The N.W.T. Supreme Court has turned down the Crown prosecutor's request for a publication ban on details of the death of a 22-year-old woman in Yellowknife last spring. The details emerged earlier this m...
Posted: Dec 12, 2020 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 12, 2020 CBC is challenging a publication ban the prosecutor wants on information about the death of a 22-year-old woman in Yellowknife last May. The information came out in court during the sentencing of two people who plead guilty to helping cover up the death.(Walter Strong/CBC) Arguing for a ban on details of an alleged murder in Yellowknife, a Crown prosecutor said that publication bans are sometimes more necessary in smaller populations such as the North than they are in large southern centres. Blair MacPherson said in Northwest T...
Posted: Dec 10, 2020 7:00 AM CT | Last Updated: December 10, 2020 Jordan Nande and Lisa Brulé were each sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in jail and two years' probation after pleading guilty to being accessories after the fact to murder in connection with Breanna Menacho's death.(Walter Strong/CBC) Two people who helped cover up a killing in Yellowknife last spring have been sentenced to 10 months in jail and two years' probation. Jordan Nande and Lisa Brulé admitted they helped cover up the killing of 22-year-old Breanna Menacho. Her body was found in a Yellowknife apartment on May 6, acc...