EDMONTON – A man accused of killing three people in southern Alberta last year will go to trial without a preliminary hearing.
Derek Saretzky is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of Terry Blanchette, his two-year-old daughter Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech.
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Alberta Justice said the Crown will proceed on the charges against Saretzky by direct indictment.
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A preliminary hearing for Saretzky in the Blanchette and Dunbar-Blanchette cases was to begin on June 20.
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The three bodies were found over several days in the Blairmore area last September.
Saretzky is to appear in court on June 13.
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Watch below: Global’s coverage of the deaths of Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and her father, Terry Blanchette