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By Cam Lee

Local court cases

Local murder case trial date set; pre-trial conferences continue

Dec 17, 2025 | 9:57 AM

A man charged with second-degree murder in 2024 has had his trial date set.

Kevin Swanson will return to court for a pre-trial conference at Court of King’s Bench in Melfort Jan. 12.

His trial is slated to take place Oct. 19-27, 2026.

Swanson was charged after a serious assault at a home on Third Ave. N. in Naicam in May of 2024.

Dennis Swanson, 81, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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RCMP say the two men were related.

Meanwhile, two other cases will return to court for pre-trial conferences Jan 12.

Cody Chubey is charged with second-degree murder in the death of his long-time partner Danielle Dobersheck in Melfort in March of 2024, while Steven Bondy faces multiple weapons and other charges stemming from a Saskatchewan RCMP Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team (CRT) investigation in early 2024 in the Hudson Bay area.

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