Beryl Musila, charged in the death of 75-year-old Ronald Worsfold, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder and guilty to indignity to human remains.
Musila, 33, will be representing herself at trial after dismissing her lawyers.
Fourteen jurors have been selected.
The trial is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
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Musila was charged after Worsfold’s body was found in a rural area of Parkland County near Stony Plain, Alta., on July 10, 2017, two days after he was last seen.
An autopsy deemed his death homicide.
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