By Patrick Burles - @Patrick Burles on Twitter

Preliminary Inquiry Set for Taber Murder Case

Aug 9, 2016 | 12:32 PM

TABER – A murder case from last September near Taber is heading towards a preliminary inquiry.

On the morning of September 22, 2015, police responded to a complaint of a disturbance and a missing person at a rural home near Taber. Once on scene they discovered the body of 36-year old Silas Kiseyinewakup near the farm where he was employed.

As a result of the investigation, Stacey Charles Wahpistikwan was charged with second degree murder and offering an indignity to a body.

The three day prelim, which will determine if there’s enough evidence to proceed to trial, will begin January 18, 2017, in Taber.