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Sask. RCMP have charged two more people in connection with Damian Moosomin s death last May.
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Posted: May 07, 2021 5:30 PM CT | Last Updated: May 7
Denver Roy, 36, is charged with indecent interference with a dead body and accessory after the fact to homicide.(Craig Ryan/CBC)
A man from the North Battleford area has been charged in connection with a death of Damian Moosomin about a year ago.
Denver Roy, 36, is charged with indecent interference with a dead body and accessory after the fact to homicide. Roy is from Sweetgrass First Nation, about 30 kilometres west of North Battleford.
Moosomin, 20, was found dead in the backyard of a North Battleford home on May 16, 2020, five days after he was reported missing.
Others charged with Moosomin’s murder had more court appearances in North Battleford Provincial Court. Denver Roy, 36, from Sweetgrass First Nation, appeared on May 6 by CCTV from Saskatoon Correctional Centre. He is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indecent interference with a dead body. Legal aide lawyer Bill Archer told the court it would be a conflict for his office to represent Roy and asked that the matter be adjourned while Roy’s file is sent to private counsel. He is scheduled to appear next on May 19. Tye Partridge, 23, from Moosomin First Nation, is charged with first-degree murder. He had an appearance on May 6 and his matter was also adjourned to May 19.
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Two more people have been arrested in connection with the death of Damian Moosomin, whose body was found in a North Battleford backyard last May.
The announcement by RCMP on Friday brings the total number of people charged to six.
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Denver Roy, 36, of Sweetgrass First Nation is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and indecent interference with human remains.
A male youth who was under the age of 18 at the time has also been charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Because of his age, his identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Battlefords RCMP continue search for wanted woman
SHARE ON: Cassandra Fox is wanted on several charges. [RCMP, supplied.]
The Battlefords RCMP is renewing their call for tips on the whereabouts of Cassandra Fox, who is wanted on several charges.
The 24-year-old Sweetgrass First Nation woman is currently wanted on over 30 charges, including possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, assault with a weapon and possession of stolen property, along with numerous other criminal code charges.
These charges stem from a number of investigations, including an assault at a business on Highway 16 in North Battleford on April 30th, 2020, where two victims in a car were sprayed by bear spray by two females.