BATTLEFORD - Those waiting to hear the outcome of the trial for the man facing charges in the death of Jason Chartier will have to wait a little longer.
The Court of King's Bench in Battleford confirmed the judge's decision for the trial was originally set for Dec. 6, 2024, but it has been moved to Jan. 24, 2025, at 1 p.m. instead.
Robert Young, now 70, is facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of Jason Chartier in 2018 in Buffalo Narrows.
The trial in the case wrapped up on Oct. 18, 2024, when the Crown and Defence presented their closing arguments.
Police previously reported RCMP found Chartier's body on Dec. 20, 2018, after receiving a call about an injured and unconscious man in a shed behind a home in Buffalo Narrows. EMS declared Chartier, 42, deceased at the scene. Young was arrested by RCMP Major Crimes Unit without incident in Buffalo Narrows on Jan. 13, 2021.
