His head hung low, a man accused of killing his 63-year-old mother last March sat bent over as he listened to hours of testimony at his preliminary hearing in Saskatoon this week.
On Thursday, Kyle James Zerr, 30, was committed to stand trial for second-degree murder at Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench. Details presented at a preliminary hearing are banned from publication to protect the accused person’s right to a fair trial, should they elect to be tried by judge and jury.
According to police, a woman was found badly injured in a home on Balfour Street in the city’s College Park neighbourhood on March 23, 2016. She died from her injuries while in hospital.
Sources confirmed the victim was Zerr’s mother, Sandra, a dedicated nurse in Saskatoon.
“She was always up for a good laugh. An all-around great person,” said Shelby Fedorychka, one of Sandra’s co-workers.
Several of her friends and family members were in the courtroom during the three-day preliminary hearing. A trial date has not yet been scheduled.
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