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By Sheldon Spackman

September 2023 Incident

Trial ordered for man charged in central Alberta murder

Dec 3, 2024 | 4:23 PM

A Wetaskiwin man accused of murder has been ordered to stand trial.

Matyrus Minde, 26, was ordered to stand trial in Wetaskiwin Court of Justice on Dec. 2, 2024. A trial date, however, has yet to be set.

Minde is charged with one count of second-degree murder.

It was on Sept. 29, 2023, when Maskwacis RCMP responded to an aggravated assault on Ermineskin First Nation.

According to Mounties, the victim, a 52-year-old male resident of Maskwacis, was transported to the hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

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Ther RCMP’s Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation, in partnership with Maskwacis RCMP General Investigation Section, Maskwacis RCMP, Red Deer Forensic Identification Unit, and the Edmonton Medical Examiner’s office.

Minde was charged following that investigation.

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