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By Cam Lee

Court appearance

Yellow Quill First Nation murder case returns to court next month

Aug 21, 2024 | 10:27 AM

A man charged with murder after a weekend homicide will have his case return to court next month.

Twenty-six–year-old Cole Smokeyday’s case was first heard in Melfort Provincial Court on Tuesday, and it will be back in court in Rose Valley Sept. 11.

Smokeyday is charged with second-degree murder, assault, and uttering threats.

Rose Valley RCMP were called about an injured person at a home on the Yellow Quill First Nation on Sunday afternoon.

Officers found 24-year-old Terrance Tony-Kishayinew, who was declared dead at the scene.

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