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Trial Opens in 2006 Killing of Misha Pavelick With Jury Seated in Regina

The four-week case opens with the Crown alleging a youth defendant stabbed Pavelick at a 2006 high school party under a publication ban.

The Delta Hotel in Regina (pictured) was the site of jury selection on Monday morning as a trial commenced for a man accused of murdering Misha Pavelick.
A photo of Misha Pavelick.

Overview

  • The accused, charged with second-degree murder, pleaded not guilty at Regina Court of King’s Bench.
  • Sixteen jurors were empaneled, including two alternates and two extras, with the panel to be reduced to 12 for deliberations.
  • In opening remarks, Crown prosecutor Adam Breker alleged the accused possessed the knife, took part in assaults on Pavelick, and later said he had stabbed someone.
  • The Crown said Pavelick died at the campground from head wounds and a stab wound through his heart before first responders arrived.
  • Proceedings are slated for about four weeks with testimony from police, a medical witness and partygoers, and the accused’s identity is protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act after a 2023 arrest following RCMP tips and a podcast.