A photo taken of the shrine at the Prince Albert home where Allan Andres once lived with his wife and two daughters. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

By Nigel Maxwell

Court proceedings

Court case surrounding death of former P.A. restaurant manager, committed for trial

Jan 5, 2024 | 5:00 PM

Gerald Andres says the family’s scars won’t heal until the court process is complete.

He made the comment outside Prince Albert Provincial Court on Friday afternoon, just after learning the court case surrounding his brother’s death had been committed for trial.

Rajdeepsinh Bihola, who was also present in court with a supporter, is facing a charge of manslaughter in the death of 31-year-old Allan Andres in May, 2022.

Allan was struck by a vehicle in the Cornerstone Parking lot and passed away in hospital the following week. He and his wife had managed the Arby’s restaurant where he was working at the time of the incident. Allan also had two young daughters.

“I want to ask this guy to look into the eyes of the kids and let them know what you have done,” Gerald said, who was accompanied by two other family members and had driven from Edmonton to hear the judge’s decision.

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A picture taken at the time of the incident. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

While the exact details of the incident cannot be published, police have previously confirmed some sort of altercation took place between the victim and the accused.

Bihola, who at one time was working as a Skip the Dishes driver, had initially been charged with aggravated assault, however, following Allan’s death the following week, the charge was upgraded to second-degree murder.

The purpose of the preliminary inquiry hearing is to give the judge a chance to hear the Crown’s evidence and determine if it fits the charge, but also if there’s enough to commit the case to trial. His job is not to decide guilt or innocence.

Judge Steve Schiefner’s reasons for deciding manslaughter was a more fitting charge are protected by a publication ban. No trial dates have been set at this time and the case will first proceed to a pre-trial hearing at Court of King’s Bench.

The next pre-trial sitting dates are on Jan. 19 but it’s not likely Bihola’s case will be discussed until the following sitting in March.

Bihola is currently out on bail and, following the incident, his family members told paNOW this was an accident and not a hate crime.

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