Jury trial scheduled for Red Deer man charged in local homicide

A two-week jury trial has been scheduled for a Red Deer man charged in a local homicide late last year.

Benjamin William Rabbit, 28, has been scheduled for a jury trial from Oct. 16-27, 2023, in relation to the death of another Red Deer man. He faces one count of second-degree murder.

It was on Dec. 29, 2021, when Red Deer RCMP responded to a homicide at an apartment on 55 Street in Red Deer. Upon arrival, police located a deceased 66-year-old Red Deer resident.

Mounties say a suspect was immediately taken into custody and brought back to the Red Deer detachment, further noting the suspect and the deceased were both known to each other.