Suspect charged in manslaughter case elects QB trial
By Delon Shurtz - Lethbridge Herald on August 27, 2022.
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com
A 45-year-old man facing a manslaughter charge is a step closer to scheduling a trial.
During a brief hearing Friday in Lethbridge provincial court, city lawyer Tracy Hembroff elected on behalf of the accused, Sheldon Nicholas LePage, for trial by a Court of Queen’s Bench judge with a preliminary hearing.
Hembroff suggested that a pre-trial conference will be required to schedule the preliminary hearing, and the matter was adjourned to Sept. 2.
The manslaughter charge relates to an incident at about 8:30 p.m. on May 5 of this year when the victim, Amber Bahadur Khadka, was approached by a man near the intersection of 8 Street and 2 Avenue North.
During an argument, the man struck 44-year-old Khadka, knocking him down and causing him to strike his head on the ground. The assailant left the area, but was found by police and arrested later in the day.
Police said the two men knew each other and the victim had been targeted by his assailant.
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