Friends of Regina murder victim recall history of abuse
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Friends of Regina’s fourth murder victim of 2015 sobbed inside provincial court as the man accused in the death made his first appearance on the second degree murder charge.
Celeste Yawney, 33, was found dead in a home on Ingersoll Crescent around 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Duran Justin Redwood, 26, was arrested and charged with her death shortly after.
Redwood was hesitant to step into the prisoner’s box Monday afternoon, as a courtroom full of people who were close with Yawney awaited him. A few could be heard sobbing in their seats, some quite loudly. When Redwood was finally ushered into the glassed-in area, he turned away from those sitting in the courtroom and faced the judge. His lip was quivering and he was noticeably upset, unable to bring himself to speak. He nodded at the judge’s questions as his eyes welled up with tears.
Outside the courthouse Yawney’s friends hugged and consoled one another as tears continued to stream down their faces.
