Jury trial begins in Arden Panipekeesick murder case as widow takes stand
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Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly's jury trial for the second-degree murder of Arden Panipekeesick began Tuesday with victim's wife explaining what led to his fatal gunshot.
Katlim Desjarlais-Kelly’s jury trial for the second-degree murder of Arden Panipekeesick began Tuesday.
First to take the stand Panipekeesick’s wife of 19 years, Eva Pritchard.
Pritchard explained what led to his fatal gunshot in the early hours of the snowy Saskatoon morning on Feb 10, 2024.
The two lived in the basement of a house on Avenue K North with friends and their two children.
She said they saw Desjarlais at the house once or twice before that night.
Pritchard says she and Panipekeesick came home to a quiet house just before 2 a.m. that night.
They came in through the back door and she went straight downstairs to their bedroom. Panipekeesick went to speak with whoever was home before joining her.
She says they were downstairs for a while before hearing a loud noise like someone kicking at a wall or door from upstairs.
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