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Tiki Laverdiere homicide suspect stabbed at Saskatoon Correctional Centre

Brent Checkosis was taken to hospital with serious injuries after an attack with a homemade knife at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre. File / Global News

An 18-year-old stabbed by a homemade knife at the Saskatoon Correctional Centre is one of eight people charged in connection with the Tiki Laverdiere homicide.

Two men stabbed Brent Checkosis around 7:30 p.m. CT on Aug. 22, according to Saskatoon police. Emergency crews rushed the 18-year-old to hospital with serious injuries, police said.

Checkosis was on remand for charges of being an accessory after the fact to murder, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle.

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Laverdiere, a 25-year-old mother of two, was reported missing on May 1. She had travelled from Edmonton to North Battleford, Sask., to attend the funeral of Tristen Cook-Buckle — another homicide victim.

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In June, Saskatchewan RCMP said Laverdiere’s death was due to foul play, and in July, a police dog found her remains outside North Battleford.

Checkosis was arrested on July 25 — one of eight suspects to be taken into custody. Five people face charges of first-degree murder.

Two men are charged for the attack on Checkosis. Kihiw Fourstar, 19, and Jesse McKenzie, 22, are accused of aggravated assault and possessing a weapon for a dangerous purpose.

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