Court update: sentence in Desmarais murder, preliminary hearing set in Grande Prairie sexual assault

Mar 16, 2021 | 5:30 AM

Alberta Justice says a life sentence has been handed to one of two people charged after a 2017 murder in Desmarais.

Collin Noskiye was given the sentence March 5 in Peace River court. He will not be eligible for parole for at least 15 years.

Noskiye and Cindy Nanemahoo were charged after Dorium Yellowknee was found dead outside a Desmarais home June 2.

RCMP said at the time it looked like there had been an altercation at another Desmarais home, a different one than the one where Yellowknee was found.

Noskiye was also given a lifetime firearms prohibition.

Preliminary hearing set in sexual assault

Alberta Justice says a preliminary hearing date has been set for the accused in a sexual assault case involving two underage people.

The hearing has been set for December 16 in Grande Prairie court.

The man was charged after a complaint in January about what police termed at the time in a news release “alleged inappropriate contact of a sexual nature between an adult and two minors” at a Grande Prairie home.

The accused is facing two counts each of sexual assault and sexual interference.

A court-ordered publication ban on the identity of claimants and witnesses is in place.

Preliminary hearings are held to determine if there is enough evidence to go to trial.

by Curtis Galbraith