SASKATOON – Nine years after the death of 25-year-old University of Saskatchewan (U of S) student Daleen Bosse, the man accused in her murder has yet to stand trial.
On Monday morning at Court of Queen’s Bench, Douglas Hales opted for new legal representation and the trial has been adjourned until next February.
Hales was arrested in connection with Bosse’s death in 2008 after her body was found in a secluded area just outside Martensville.
He was charged with first-degree murder and offering an indignity to human remains.
Bosse had been living in Saskatoon with her husband and three-year-old daughter at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen at Jax Nite Club.
The trial has been plagued by delays, with Hales now onto his seventh attorney.
“It’s a very serious charge. We want to make sure that the process is done correctly. Mr Hales has gone through a fairly significant number of lawyers and I’m very hopeful that he’ll have defence council and we’ll be ready to proceed. The Crown has always been ready to proceed,” said crown prosecutor Robin Ritter.
The 35-year-old accused from White Fox, Saskatchewan has reached out to a Regina-based attorney, Bob Hrycan, for representation.
Hales and his new lawyer are scheduled to appear before a judge on May 10 before the trial gets underway in 2014.
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