"On May 31, 2025 at approximately 2:00 a.m., Cut Knife RCMP received a report of a serious assault in a field off of Highway #40, east of Cut Knife, SK," RCMP said in a release issued on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (file photo/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
ALLEGED MURDER
RCMP lay murder charge in death of Sweetgrass man near Cut Knife
Jun 3, 2025 | 9:04 AM
A man from Sweetgrass First Nation is facing a charge of first-degree murder following a fatal assault in a rural field east of Cut Knife.
Cut Knife RCMP responded around 2 a.m. on May 31 to a report of a serious assault in a field off Highway 40. Officers located an injured man, who was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.
He has been identified as Garnet Whitecalf, 52, of Sweetgrass First Nation. RCMP say his family has been notified and victim services have been offered.
A man was arrested at the scene.
