Posted on 02/10/2011, 9:16 am, by mySteinbach

Following a preliminary hearing, Provincial Court Judge Hewitt-Michta, has ruled that sufficient evidence exists to commit Roderick Blacksmith to trial for second degree murder in relation to the November 12, 2008, murder of 13-month-old Cam Ouskan in Gillam.

Ouskan had been taken to Gillam Hospital on November 12, 2008, in life-threatening condition and was later transported to Thompson General Hospital where he died. An autopsy determined that Ouskan’s death was a homicide.

Blacksmith, now 32-years-old, has been arrested and charged with the second degree murder of Ouskan in January, 2009.

Blacksmith is scheduled to appear in Thompson Provincial Court on April 11, 2011, so that a trial date can be set.