
Judge reserves decision in manslaughter trial
The fate of a man accused in the April 2010 shooting death of Virgil Pelletier in Prince Albert is now in the hands of judge.
Spencer Dean Bird is on trial for manslaughter. Bird and two men were arrested April 10 on the Mistiwasis First Nation two days after Pelletier was found dead in a home in the 600 block of Sixth Avenue East.
The last defense witness to take the stand Wednesday was Bird’s ex-wife Joyce Sayese. She told court she met Joan Pelletier in the fall of 2009 and had gotten to know her over time.
She testified that Joan Pelletier, the victim’s sister, had met Bird many times in early 2010 and even called to invite him to her home a few times.