A man charged in connection to the murder of Tiki Laverdiere was granted bail.
Samuel Takakenew, 36, charged with accessory after the fact to murder, appeared by phone at a bail hearing in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench Dec. 11.
Both the Crown and defense agreed to Takakenew’s release. Justice Gerald Allbright imposed strict conditions on Takakenew’s release. There is a ban on publication on the details of the hearing.
Takakenew will be released on $1,000 bail. He will be under house arrest 24-hours a day. He must comply with curfew checks, abstain from alcohol and drugs not prescribed by a medical doctor. Takakenew was ordered not to contact several people, except through his lawyer. There is a ban on publishing their names.
Takakenew has been in custody since Edmonton Police arrested him on Aug. 26, 2020. He was living in Edmonton since Laverdiere’s murder. Saskatchewan RCMP issued a Canada-wide warrant for his arrest on Aug. 4, 2020.
Takakenew is one of 10 people charged. From July 2019 to August 2020, the RCMP made arrests in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Seven people were charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body, and theft of a vehicle. Three people were charged with accessory to murder after the fact.
Laverdiere, 25, was reported missing to Battlefords RCMP May 12, 2019. On June 10, 2019, Saskatchewan RCMP announced that Laverdiere’s disappearance was the result of foul play and they would be investigating her disappearance as a homicide. Her body was found July 11, 2019, during an RCMP ground search in a rural area outside of North Battleford.
