Maugerville murder trial postponed to 2025
Jodie Carrie Clark, 31, of Minto, accused of killing Alexander “Andy” Ladds in fall 2022
A jury trial in a second-degree murder case that was set down earlier this month for late 2024 has been bumped to February 2025.
The Court of King’s Bench, during its monthly motions day Dec. 4, scheduled a judge and jury trial for Jodie Carrie Clark, 31, of Minto, for Nov. 26 to 29 and Dec. 2 to 6, 2024.
Clark is accused of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Alexander “Andy” Ladds at his home in Maugerville.
While the trial dates were set down just the week before, the case was back on the Court of King’s Bench docket at the Burton Courthouse on Monday.
Due to a scheduling conflict for defence counsel, Clark’s jury trial was adjourned for a couple of months.
It’s now set to begin Feb. 18, 2025, and expected to last 15 days.
Clark will remain in custody until the case concludes.
An RCMP news release issued last year said police and paramedics were dispatched to a Maugerville home on Highway 105 the evening of Oct. 9, 2022.
Ladds was found inside the residence, suffering from serious injuries, police reported, and he was rushed to hospital.
The victim succumbed to his injuries Oct. 10, 2022.
Clark, who was living with Ladds at the time, was subsequently arrested and charged with second-degree murder Oct. 11, 2022.
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