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Preliminary inquiry set for Fort Smith man charged with murder

Brendan Burke
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Beau Desire-Tesar was sentenced Friday to 18 months in jail for stealing gun safes with firearms and other valuables from the Yellowknife residence in 2018. NNSL file photo.

A Fort Smith man charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 48-year-old man will be back in court next month.

Wilfred Abraham, 55, is charged in connection with the death of Ralph Sifton, who was found deceased in Fort Smith on Aug. 13,  2018.

Wilfred Abraham, 55, covers his face as he enters a Yellowknife courthouse last year. Brendan Burke/NNSL photo.

Abraham will sit in a Fort Smith court for the beginning of a preliminary inquiry - a hearing to test the strength of CrownSA国际影视传媒檚 case against the accusedSA国际影视传媒檚 before heading to trial - on Aug. 6.

The hearing is expected to take up to four days, and prosecutors intend to call several witnesses.

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