Red Deer man sentenced in local homicide

A two-year Conditional Sentence Order (CSO) has been given to a local man convicted in a Red Deer homicide two years ago.

Benjamin William Rabbit, 29, of Red Deer, was convicted on a charge of manslaughter and sentenced in Red Deer Court of King’s Bench on Dec. 8, 2023. He was also given three years probation and a 10-year firearms prohibition.

The sentence follows a two-week jury trial held in Red Deer in October.

Rabbit was charged in relation to the death of another Red Deer man, and was initially charged with one count of second-degree murder.