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Toronto Star
a day ago
- Toronto Star
‘Exceptional circumstances': Court hearing set for family of serial killer victim
WINNIPEG - Family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer will have the chance to give victim impact statements in court one year after his conviction. The Manitoba Court of King's Bench has agreed to a Crown request for a special hearing for victim and community impact statements to be submitted about 30-year-old Ashlee Shingoose.
Toronto Star
a day ago
- Toronto Star
Special court hearing in Winnipeg set for family of serial killer victim
WINNIPEG - Family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer will have the chance to give victim impact statements in court a year after his conviction. Manitoba Court of King's Bench says it has agreed to a special hearing on Aug. 15, so victim and community impact statements can be submitted about Ashlee Shingoose.
Global News
a day ago
- Global News
Special court hearing in Winnipeg set for family of serial killer victim
Family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer will have the chance to give victim impact statements in court a year after his conviction. Manitoba Court of King's Bench says it has agreed to a special hearing on Aug. 15, so victim and community impact statements can be submitted about Ashlee Shingoose. Shingoose was one of four First Nations women killed by Jeremy Skibicki in 2022. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison but, at the time of his trial, Shingoose had yet to be identified and was referred to in court only as Buffalo Woman. Police announced earlier this year that new information after the trial led them to identify the unknown victim as Shingoose. The court says the hearing is appropriate and necessary in order to give the woman's family the same opportunity as relatives of the other victims. Story continues below advertisement
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
Special court hearing in Winnipeg set for family of serial killer victim
WINNIPEG – Family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer will have the chance to give victim impact statements in court a year after his conviction. Manitoba Court of King's Bench says it has agreed to a special hearing on Aug. 15, so victim and community impact statements can be submitted about Ashlee Shingoose. Shingoose was one of four First Nations women killed by Jeremy Skibicki in 2022. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison but, at the time of his trial, Shingoose had yet to be identified and was referred to in court only as Buffalo Woman. Police announced earlier this year that new information after the trial led them to identify the unknown victim as Shingoose. The court says the hearing is appropriate and necessary in order to give the woman's family the same opportunity as relatives of the other victims. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 7, 2025.
Winnipeg Free Press
a day ago
- Winnipeg Free Press
‘Appropriate, necessary:' court to hold special hearing for family of serial killer's victim
A special court sitting will be held to hear victim impact statements from the family of a First Nations woman whose killer was sentenced for four slayings before she was identified. Ashlee Shingoose, whose remains are believed to be in the Brady Road landfill, was known only as Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, for more than two years until she was confirmed to be one of the victims. 'The court has agreed that holding a hearing to receive and validate the victim and community impact statements relating to a now identified victim in a concluded first-degree murder case is both appropriate and necessary in these exceptional circumstances,' a Manitoba Court of King's Bench news release said Thursday. Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, was identified as Ashlee Christine Shingoose by Winnipeg police in March this year. (Mike Deal / Free Press files) The court agreed to hold the Aug. 15 hearing following a request by the Crown. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal will preside over the hearing. The news release said the hearing is an attempt to provide Shingoose's family the same opportunity that was given to the families of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki's other victims — 'an opportunity to acknowledge the dignity of the victim and make real the suffering of, and impact on, the victim's family.' Shingoose was one of four First Nations women slain by Skibicki between March and May of 2022. Shingoose, who was from St. Theresa Point First Nation and living in Winnipeg, was 30 when she disappeared. Skibicki, who was arrested in May 2022, was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, Marcedes Myran and the then-unidentified victim. He was sentenced in August 2024 to four concurrent life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years. Weekday Mornings A quick glance at the news for the upcoming day. Winnipeg police announced in March that Shingoose was Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe. The breakthrough was based on a post-conviction interview with Skibicki and testing of DNA found on a pair of pants she had worn. The court was told Skibicki will not attend next week's special hearing, but his lawyer will be there, the news release said. Ashlee Christine Shingoose (Facebook) It said there is no jurisdiction for the court to order or insist that Skibicki or his lawyer be present at the hearing. 'The court has had to reflect on both the legal parameters and institutional duties and opportunities that this situation presents for the purpose of providing a fair process that both enhances public confidence and promotes institutional reconciliation,' the news release said. Chris KitchingReporter Chris Kitching is a general assignment reporter at the Free Press. He began his newspaper career in 2001, with stops in Winnipeg, Toronto and London, England, along the way. After returning to Winnipeg, he joined the Free Press in 2021, and now covers a little bit of everything for the newspaper. Read more about Chris. Every piece of reporting Chris produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
