Accused killer of Prince Albert man to have preliminary hearing next spring
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The second of two of the accused killers of 41-year-old Norman Wenzel in Prince Albert last year is hoping to have a preliminary hearing in March.
The Crown and defence requested five days in March 2026 to show whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial on the charge of first-degree murder laid against 22-year-old Rylan Hansen.
Provincial Court Judge Hugh Harradence asked whether five days was too much time, saying he was reluctant to allocate that much of the court’s time to a preliminary hearing when they generally do not take that long.
Harradence did not grant or deny the request for March 11 – 13 and March 16 and 17. Instead, he said a pre-trial conference needs to happen in the next 60 days to make sure that is the time needed.
