Preliminary Hearing Set for Woman Accused of Killing Her Mother

LETHBRIDGE – A woman accused in the death of her mother earlier this year, has elected trial by judge alone and set a date for a preliminary hearing.
 
Lisa Freihaut was charged with second degree murder on April 22, in connection with the stabbing death of 78-year old Irene Carter.
 
On January 17, 2016, Freihaut and her husband called police, saying they found Carter’s body in her home along the 300 block of Normandy Road South while going to check-up on her. An autopsy confirmed she died from multiple stab wounds, and police believe she was killed on January 13.
 
The preliminary hearing will ensure there is enough evidence for the matter to proceed to trial, and has been scheduled for January 26 and 27, 2017.
 
Freihaut is currently out on bail, but is under 24-hour house arrest at her home in Calgary.