In Calgary courts: Preliminary inquiry underway for woman charged with murder in Stoney Nakoda First Nation death
Evidence is expected to conclude Tuesday in the preliminary inquiry of a Stoney Nakoda First Nation woman charged with murder.
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Cynthia Dixon's scheduled four-day hearing got underway Monday in Calgary Court of Justice, but Crown lawyer Ron Simenik said he and co-prosecutor Idayat Balogun will likely only need half that time.
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Simenik and Balogun are expected to call six witnesses over the course of the preliminary hearing before Justice Paul Mason.
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At defence counsel Kim Ross's request, Mason ordered a publication ban on the evidence presented by the prosecutors.
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Dixon, 49, is charged with second-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 8, 2023, death of Donald Nepoose.
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Nepoose, 55, was found dead in a residence on the first nation after Stoney Nakoda RCMP responded to a call for a disturbance at a home in the area.
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They found Nepoose dead on scene and an autopsy later confirmed he was the victim of a homicide. His cause of death has not been made public.
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After a months-long investigation police charged Dixon with second-degree murder in early March 2024.
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Dixon, who is also a Stoney Nakoda resident, is free on bail pending an outcome to the case.
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Among the conditions of her March 11, 2024, release order is that she is prohibited from possessing any weapons and a $5,000 promise to pay if she violates bail.
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