Lawyer for alleged Winnipeg serial killer argues that judge should hear his case, not a jury
A Winnipeg man accused of killing four Indigenous women last year is arguing he should have the right to a trial by judge alone, instead of the jury trial currently scheduled.
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![Left to right: Morgan Beatrice Harris, Marcedes Myran and Rebecca Contois. Winnipeg police said on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, they have charged Jeremy Skibicki with first-degree murder in the deaths of all three women, as well as a fourth, whom community members have named Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, because police do not know her identity. The faces of three First Nations women are pictured side by side.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6675296.1689440263!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/morgan-beatrice-harris-marcedes-myran-rebecca-contois.jpg)
A Winnipeg man accused of killing four Indigenous women last year is arguing he should have the right to a trial by judge alone, instead of the jury trial currently scheduled.