A judge has given a 19-year-old man accused of killing a fellow student at an Edmonton-area school time to find a lawyer before he returns to court.
Dylan Thomas Pountney is charged with first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Jennifer Winkler at Christ the King School in Leduc, Alta.
Leduc Mayor Bob Young has said Winkler died in hospital on Monday after being stabbed.
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Pountney, wearing an orange jumpsuit and a surgical mask, appeared before the judge via video as Winkler’s sister sat in the courtroom.
Judge Jeffrey Champion says there is a publication ban on the identity of at least 11 people who are expected to take the witness stand.
Pountney is to next appear in Leduc provincial court on April 1.