Accused killer fires lawyer – again
A penitentiary murder case was delayed this morning when the accused killer fired his Legal Aid lawyer for the second time.
Tyler Robert Vandewater was charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of 37-year-old Christopher Andrew Van Camp June 7, 2017, while they were incarcerated together at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Penitentiary staff notified police of the death, which was treated as suspicious from the beginning of the investigation.
This morning Vandewater appeared in Prince Albert Provincial Court over a video link from the Quebec penitentiary where he is currently held. Although the matter was set to be adjourned to a later date, Vandewater addressed Judge Robert Lane directly to say he was not happy with his Legal Aid lawyer Fatima Sarwar.
“She has some sort of other agenda,” Vandewater said. “I don’t feel comfortable using her… I would like to get rid of her.”