15-year-old Prince Albert boy charged in relation to homicide

The Prince Albert Police Service said it arrested a 15-year-old boy in relation to a homicide that occurred on May 28 on the 100 block of River Street West.

Officers said he was charged with second-degree murder and makes his first provincial court appearance Tuesday morning.

Police said this is the second youth charged in connection with the homicide of 47-year-old Barry Pruden.

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Officers received a weapons complaint on May 28 and found Pruden suffering from serious injuries.

He was transported to the hospital, where he later succumbed to those injuries.

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