YORKTON, Sask. — Lawyers for two sisters who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for what they say are wrongful murder convictions told a bail hearing the…
Odelia and Nerissa Quewezance were convicted of second-degree murder in the 1993 stabbing death of 70-year-old Anthony Dolff near Kamsack, Sask.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
The sisters from the Keeseekoose First Nation have always maintained their innocence. Another person, who was a youth at the time, confessed to the killing in a statement that was recorded by police, Lockyear said. The youth confessed again during a preliminary inquiry and a jury trial the following year.
Odelia Quewezance was 20 years old and her sister was 18 when the pair was arrested. Both sisters had attended residential schools in the years before, as had their parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. The sisters’ lawyers laid out Tuesday how the two women would be supported by family and community if they were to get bail.
If released, Odelia Quewezance would live with her partner of 26 years and their children in a small Saskatchewan community, court heard.
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