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Charges stayed against B.C. man accused of 1985 murder in Saskatchewan

Charges against a B.C. man accused of murder three decades ago in Saskatchewan have been stayed. File / Global News

Both charges stemming from a woman’s death 30 years ago were stayed in a Saskatchewan courtroom Wednesday. Dennis Henry Hahn, 66, was facing charges of first-degree murder and unlawful confinement.

On Dec. 14, 1985, two masked men entered Frances Wendland’s home in Rosthern, Sask.

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Three female youths in the house were locked in a bathroom and upon escaping, they found Wendland dead.

Hahn was arrested by RCMP in Surrey, B.C., in July 2015.

A second man was arrested in 1990 and convicted of the crime.

Wendy Winiewski contributed to this story

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