Prince Albert’s Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski
Before year’s end, it’s expected the family of a Prince Albert woman who was killed last year will hear a verdict on the accused killer.
A December trial by judge and jury has been set for Todd Daniel McKeaveney.
Police arrested him in February of 2015 for the second-degree murder of Monica Burns.
The 28-year-old aboriginal woman went missing a month earlier, and a snowmobiler found her body on a trail northwest of Prince Albert. The ensuing RCMP search included a request for public information on two area rugs that were involved with their investigation.
Burns’ siblings and other family members has loyally attended court and held walks in her memory. They’ve held smudges outside court at some of McKeaveney’s earlier court appearances and passed an eagle feather between themselves during the preliminary hearing.
Burns was a twin sister and mother, and had been identified as a sex trade worker.
McKeaveney has been through three pretrial dates, and will head to trial in December.
The trial is is set to last two weeks.
Here are past stories on the court proceedings for McKeaveney and events held in Burns’ honour:
- Todd McKeaveney Pleads Not Guilty in Monica Burns’ Murder
- Annual Memorial Walk Held in Prince Albert
- Sisters of Murder Victim Hold Overnight Vigil Outside Prince Albert Courthouse UPDATED
- Monica Burns’ Family Organizes Walk in Her Memory
- RCMP Says Identifiying Murder Victim as “Sex Trade Worker” Came With Blessing From Victim’s Family