Manslaughter case against Lennox Island man accused in death of Jamie Sark delayed until September
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The manslaughter case towards Christopher Douglas Sark, 32, has been delayed for the fourth time.
Sark made a quick look in Provincial Courtroom in Summerside on Wednesday, Aug. 24, the place his lawyer requested for an extra delay as he and the Crown proceed to work via the preliminaries of the case. His subsequent court docket look will likely be on Sept. 14.
He was charged in late April in relation to the demise of his cousin, Jamie Sark, 28, and the case has been referred to as nearly month-to-month ever since. He has but to enter a plea and has been consensually held in custody since his arrest.
Such delays in proceedings are frequent in difficult court docket instances. Jamie’s household has attended each look Christopher has made to this point.
Each Christopher and Jamie are from Lennox Island First Nation in western P.E.I.
Jamie was reported lacking by his household on Aug. 25, 2021. An in depth search was performed in Lennox Island and the encompassing space, and even prolonged into elements of Nova Scotia, however initially solely discovered just a few of his private gadgets. Jamie’s physique was noticed by an RCMP helicopter in a closely wooded space of Lennox Island on Nov. 12, 2021.
The RCMP has mentioned the investigation into Jamie’s demise is ongoing.
Colin MacLean is a reporter with the SaltWire Community in Prince Edward Island. He might be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and adopted on Twitter @JournalPMacLean.
