Sask. mass killer had 'child-like demeanour,' inquest hears
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A, Indigenous elder who works in the correctional system told a Saskatchewan inquest that the man responsible for the worst mass stabbing in Canadian history had a 'child-like' demeanour.
An inquest into one of Canada’s worst mass killings is drawing to a close.
On Monday, after over two weeks of graphic and emotional testimony, the last of 30 witnesses was called to the stand.
Soon, the jury examining the killing of 11 people in the communities of James Smith Cree Nation and Weldon will be charged with determining the cause of their deaths and making recommendations to prevent future violence.
For the jury, there’s no question how they died. All 11 victims were stabbed by Myles Sanderson in the early morning hours of Sept. 4, 2022.
The killings initiated a three-day manhunt that ended with Sanderson collapsing almost immediately after he was taken into police custody. He died in hospital a short time later.
The whole province remembers the jarring public alerts issued directly to their phones after the search for Sanderson began, and the initial chaos and confusion around how many people were involved in the killings and where they might be.
To close proceedings, RCMP Sgt. Evan Anderson described the days leading up to Sanderson's arrest and death. His presentation was not entered into evidence but was meant to serve as a lead-in into the upcoming inquest into Sanderson’s death in police custody, which starts Feb. 26 in Saskatoon.
