Boushie family supporters stage peaceful protest
Carrying signs reading “Murder is Murder,” “Every Life Matters,” and “Justice 4 Colten,” several Colten Boushie family members and supporters staged a short but peaceful protest outside Provincial Court in North Battleford Monday to raise awareness of the court case.
“I would just like to say to the people, I just want justice for Colten,” Colten Boushie’s mother Debbie Baptiste said. “I just hope this works out well for all of us.”
Monday’s Preliminary Inquiry into the case of Gerald Stanley, 55, is expected to continue on to Friday. The Biggar-area farmer is facing a charge of second-degree murder related to the Aug. 9, 2016, incident in which Colten Boushie, 22, was shot and killed in Stanley’s farm yard. The allegations have not been proven in court.
The Preliminary Inquiry has a publication ban so evidence heard at the hearing cannot be reported.