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Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole by The Canadian Press Last Updated May 17, 2021 at 2:58 pm EDT A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole.  Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of Marlene Bird in Prince Albert, Sask., in 2014.  Bird’s injuries resulted in the amputation of both of her legs and the Indigenous woman also lost much of her eyesight.  She died in 2017 at the age of 50, a few months after Black was sentenced to 16 years...

Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole Poll Yes A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of Marlene Bird in Prince Albert, Sask., in 2014. Bird’s injuries resulted in the amputation of both of her legs and the Indigenous woman also lost much of her eyesight. She died in 2017 at the age of 50, a few months after Black was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Black told a parole board hearing last week that...

Benjamin Lewis Wade, age 82, of rural Sweet Springs, MO, died Thursday, January 7, 2021, at home. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 19, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Concordia, MO, with Rev. Eric Kurz and William W. Harlow officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial, with military rites, will be at Missouri State Veterans’ Cemetery in Higginsville. Face masks are required and social distancing will be observed at all services. Memorials are suggested to Missouri Veterans Cemetery. Friends may sign the online regist...

>> reporter: kendall has been ruled incompetent. claimed had no mental issues prior to the shooting. >> my son is the victim. he's been attacked in jail several times, beaten, ribs broken, his head has stitches on his face. they had to put him in isolation for longer than 15 months. isolation. nobody stays normal in isolation in that amount of time. >> reporter: it has been two and a half years since arlene bird's son was killed. the family is still waiting for a trial. >> my son was crawling underneath the truck trying to get away and he stood there and continued to shoot. but still he fell f...