One of three people accused in the 2019 murder of an Uber driver has been found guilty of manslaughter.
On Dec. 29, 2019, Cochrane RCMP was called after a man was found dead off of a rural road near the Springbank Airport.
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The victim was later identified as Kasif Hirani, 30, of Calgary.
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Andrew Christal, who was 32 at the time, of Airdrie, was charged with second-degree murder.
After a two-day deliberation, the jury found him guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.
A sentencing date has not been set by the courts.
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