Witness in murder case assaulted, robbed near Drop-In Centre

CALGARY- Two women are wanted in connection with the assault, robbery and intimidation of a crown witness.

Police were called to 4 Street and Dermot Baldwin Way around 6:30 a.m. on March 17. When they arrived, they found an unconscious man suffering from stab wounds.

42-year-old John Gordon Walmsley was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but later died.

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A 16-year-old teen boy from Calgary was charged with one count of second-degree murder in the case.

One of the people who was set to testify as a witness in the case was assaulted and robbed by two women near the Drop-In Centre on Monday around 10 p.m., and officers are now looking for two women.

33-year-old Kateri Hazel Desjarlais and 27-year-old Cheyanne Erin Drake of Calgary are wanted for obstructing justice, intimidation of a justice system participant and robbery.

Desjarlais is described as 5’3” tall, 180 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Drake is 5’8” tall, 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call police.