One of four people charged in the death of a restaurant owner in northern Saskatchewan has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Austin Bird, 18, entered the plea Monday in La Ronge provincial court.
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Simon Grant, 64, was assaulted during an armed robbery at his restaurant, Louisiana’s Bar-B-Que, on April 15 and died in hospital two days later.
The Crown is seeking an eight-year sentence, while the defence is looking for five years.
Bird is to return to court on Oct. 12.
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Three others — two boys, aged 14 and 17, and Mathew Nagy-Charles are also charged in Grant’s death.
Their cases are still before the courts.
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