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By meadowlakeNOW Staff

Charges laid

Second-degree murder charges laid in relation to Flying Dust homicide investigation

Feb 11, 2021 | 4:45 PM

Meadow Lake RCMP has charged two people with second-degree murder in the death of Kenneth Merasty from Flying Dust First Nation.

At approximately 9 p.m. on Feb. 9, Meadow Lake RCMP and local EMS responded to a residence on Deer Street on the Flying Dust First Nation after receiving a report of an alleged stabbing.

A 43-year-old was located at the residence suffering from serious injuries, and was transported to nearby hospital. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit North assumed responsibility for the investigation.

Thirty-one-year-old Conrad Joseph Jay Merasty of Flying Dust First Nation, and 31-year-old Lucy Annelle Whitecap of Nipawin, were each charged with second-degree murder. Whitecap was also charged with assault with a weapon, uttering threats, and breach of an undertaking in relation to the death of Kenneth Merasty.

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Conrad Merasty and Whitecap will both appear in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on March 8, 2021.

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