A Court of King’s Bench judge will decide if one or both Saulteaux sisters jailed for a 1993 murder will be released as they await a ministerial decision on their release.
The female was pronounced dead in hospital at approximately 11 a.m. the same morning. In accordance with the RCMP s independent external investigation policy, Saskatchewan RCMP have requested the Estevan Police Service conduct the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the in-custody death of the 44-year-old female. The name of the deceased is not being released at this time. The Saskatchewan Coroner s Service is involved in the investigation and the Saskatchewan RCMP have requested the Ministry of Justice to appoint an independent observer. As this matter is the subject of an external investigation, no further information can be made available at this time, concluded the release.