By Troy Gillard

preliminary hearing wraps up

Trial ordered for Red Deer County woman accused of killing husband

Nov 4, 2019 | 10:10 AM

A Red Deer County woman accused of killing her husband has been ordered to stand trial.

A preliminary hearing was held in Red Deer last week for 37-year-old Robin Berresford, who is charged the death of Matthew Berresford, who was 36.

She was originally charged with first-degree murder. However, after the preliminary hearing wrapped up on Friday she was ordered be tried on the lesser count of manslaughter with a firearm.

Blackfalds and Red Deer RCMP responded to a disturbance at a home in Balmoral Heights in Red Deer County on Feb. 27 of this year and arrived to find a dead man inside.

Matthew’s obituary described him as a successful businessman who spent his entire life in the Red Deer area. The couple had been married since 2008 with two children together.

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Trial dates have not yet been scheduled.

Preliminary hearings are held to determine whether a case has enough evidence to proceed to trial. All evidence presented during a preliminary hearing is subject to publication ban.