SASKATOON – There was a heavy police presence at Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench as the high profile murder trial of three men was to resume on Monday. Jonathan Dombowsky, Kenneth Tingle and Long Nam Luu are accused of first-degree murder in the death of Isho Hana.
Hana, 34, was gunned down on Preston Avenue South in April 2004. Police allege Hana was killed as part of a drug turf war.
The trial was to resume with the testimony of police informant Noel Harder, who played a key role in a massive Saskatoon drug bust in January.
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It was adjourned to give their lawyer, Morris Bodnar, more time to deal with Harder’s statement to police.
Neil Yakimchuk has already been convicted of first-degree murder in the death of Hana. He confessed to killing Hana to undercover officers who were drawing him into a fake criminal organization to gain his trust.
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He is appealing his conviction after last year’s Supreme Court of Canada’s “Mr. Big” sting confessions ruling.
Yakimchuk was the first witness called by the Crown when the trial started last September. He was found in contempt of court after refusing to testify.
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The court has yet to decide if a confession made by Yakimchuk during a preliminary hearing can be used as evidence in the trial.
The trial for Dombowsky, Tingle and Luu, which is expected to last five weeks, is scheduled to resume on March 2.
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