Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women starts with bid to toss jury
Posted April 29, 2024 12:30 pm.
Last Updated April 30, 2024 9:15 am.
The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women began this morning with a preliminary matter before the jury is called in next week.
Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran, Rebecca Contois and a fourth unidentified woman Indigenous leaders have named Buffalo Woman.
Skibicki’s lawyers are now arguing for a judge-alone trial.
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Jurors were chosen last week and are expected to sit on May 8, when opening arguments are to start.
The partial remains of Contois were found in a garbage bin and at a city-run landfill in the spring of 2022.
Police have said they believe the remains of Harris and Myran are at a different, privately owned landfill outside the city, and the location of Buffalo Woman’s remains are unknown.
