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Prosecutors are hoping to fast track the first-degree murder trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old girl at a Leduc high school in March.
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Crown lawyer Christine Tays said Thursday morning the prosecution is proceeding with a direct indictment against Dylan Thomas Pountney, 19, and will need some time to prepare the application. If approved, a direct indictment would bypass a preliminary hearing and take the case directly to trial at a superior court.
Provincial court judge Jacqueline Schaffter, during a brief appearance at a virtual courtroom based in Leduc, approved an adjournment to July 29.
Pountney is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Jennifer Louise Winkler. He was arrested after a lockdown and manhunt as Mounties and police dog teams searched for a suspect.
Winkler was stabbed inside a classroom at Christ the King Catholic School and airlifted to an Edmonton hospital where she was pronounced dead.
– With files from Jonny Wakefield
Crown looks to fast-track murder trial for accused Leduc high school killer - Edmonton Journal
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