2nd-degree murder charge laid in wake of Kinley woman’s death

Mounties have charged a Saskatchewan man with second-degree murder.

Beverly Littlecrow, 36, of Kinley, Sask., died in hospital in Saskatoon on Jan. 24.

Police reported Wednesday afternoon that 44-year-old Gabriel Faucher was arrested in connection with the death on Feb. 2. Both the alleged victim and the accused are from Kinley, police said they were known to each other.

Faucher was remanded into custody following an appearance in Biggar Provincial Court on Wednesday morning. He is set to appear in North Battleford Provincial Court on Feb. 17.