The 15-year-old girl will stand trial for attempted murder at Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench, without having a preliminary hearing.
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Bre McAdam • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Published May 01, 2025 • Last updated 12 minutes ago • 2 minute read
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A 15-year-old girl will stand trial for attempted murder and unlawfully causing bodily harm at Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench, without having a preliminary hearing, for attempting to light another 15-year-old girl on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate on Sept. 5, 2024.Photo by Matt Smith /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
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A Saskatoon teen accused of setting another teen girl on fire at Evan Hardy Collegiate will stand trial at Saskatoon Court of King’s Bench after a direct indictment was filed on Thursday.
A direct indictment bypasses the need for a preliminary hearing, sending a case directly to the trial stage at the higher court.
The girl, who was 14 at the time and cannot be identified under statutory provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, appeared by video as the new indictment was read. It includes two charges: attempted murder by setting a person on fire, and unlawfully causing bodily harm in the context of another unlawful act.
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The matter was set over for a pretrial hearing on May 15. It will take some time before a trial date is set. The preliminary hearing that was scheduled for July in Saskatoon provincial court will be vacated.
In February, the accused teen pleaded not guilty to all of her charges. Her institutional charges of uttering threats and assaulting a peace officer while in custody on Nov. 8, 2024 will remain at the provincial court level, Crown prosecutor Ainsley Furlonger confirmed.
The girl was arrested on Sept. 5, 2024 after allegedly pouring flammable liquid on a 15-year-old girl in a hallway over the noon hour during the first week of school. A witness reported seeing flames spread from the victim’s hair to her face and body.
The victim is now recovering out of hospital.
Evan Hardy Collegiate students left flowers and words of encouragement in front of their school in the days after a violent assault that left a student and teacher seriously injured on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
The accused was initially charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, arson and assault causing bodily harm against a teacher who was injured trying to extinguish the fire.
The charge of unlawfully causing bodily harm replaces the assault causing bodily harm charge.
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The Crown is seeking an adult sentence for the accused teen, if she is found guilty. The maximum youth sentence for attempted murder is three years; the maximum adult sentence is life imprisonment.
The girl’s former lawyer had ordered an NCR (not criminally responsible) assessment based on alleged “utterances” she had made to police during her arrest and while giving a statement.
Court heard she allegedly said that “voices told her to do things” and had received psychiatric care earlier that summer.
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