Watch above: The lead investigator in the 2004 Isho Hana murder case is on the stand this week as three of the accused stand trial in Saskatoon. Wendy Winiewski has details from Tuesday’s testimony.
SASKATOON – The lead investigator, who ultimately saw four men charged with first-degree murder of Isho Hana, took the stand Tuesday as the trial of three of them continues in Saskatoon. Sgt. Randy Huisman is expected to be the Crown’s last witness.
Crown prosecutor Michael Segu questioned Huisman about the investigation which spanned from 2004 when Isho Hana was murdered, to 2012 when the final arrests were made.
Last summer a jury found Neil Yakimchuk guilty of pulling the trigger that killed Hana on Preston Avenue on April 15, 2004. Police describe it as a contract killing. At the time of his death Hana was a 34-year-old father of two and a known drug trafficker.
On trial is Long Namm Luu, Jonathan Dombowsky and Kennith Tingle. Luu is alleged to have been a drug dealer who was battling for territory against Hana in Saskatoon in 2004.
According to Huisman, in October 2003 there were two fires at Hana’s house, followed by a fire at the home of a friend of Luu’s, pointing to a feud between the sides.
During the trial last week, Noel Harder, an ex-convict who’s now a police informant, testified. The Crown spent Tuesday afternoon trying to prove Harder gave a statement to police about this murder, under his own free will.
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Defense lawyers will cross examine Huisman Wednesday.
The case is still in a voir dire, as the judge determines what information is admissible into the trial.
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