With Files from Nolan Kowal
On June 19, 2023, Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes arrested an adult male in Russell, MB in relation to the death of 61-year-old Bentley Baumung of Calder, SK. Bentley Baumung’s family has been notified of his death and victim services have been offered to them.
48-year-old Curtis Sokoloski from Calder, SK is charged with: one count, second degree murder, Section 235(1), Criminal Code; and one count, indignity to a body, section 182(b), Criminal Code.
He is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on June 20, 2023
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Esterhazy RCMP are investigating a homicide after officers found a man's body inside a home.
The discovery happened on Sunday when officers were conducting a wellness check and found the man at a rural residence in the northeast part of their detachment area.
RCMP said his death is being investigated as a homicide and they are working to identify the man, with help from the Saskatchewan Coroner's Service.
Investigators do not believe there is a connection between this death and a February 2023 homicide in the Esterhazy/Stockholm area, and they do not believe there is an increased risk to public safety.
RCMP consider the death to be suspicious and ask anyone with information to contact their local police.