Decision yet to be given for Kelly Lake murder suspect
A trial was held this week in Dawson Creek Supreme Court, with Justice Marguerite Church adjourning the matter to review the case.
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. — A decision has yet to be given for Morgen Lambert-Bouma, who stands accused of killing 54-year-old Owen Cardinal in 2019 in Kelly Lake, with the matter adjourned to April 28th for a fixed date for decision.
A trial was held this week in Dawson Creek Supreme Court, with Justice Marguerite Church adjourning the matter to review the case.
Lambert-Bouma was arrested on August 16th, 2019, after RCMP were called to a home after reports of an assault.
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After arriving at the scene, officers found Cardinal, 54, fatally wounded, along with Lambert-Bouma. Both were known to each other, according to police. Lambert-Bouma was taken in custody and charged with second-degree murder.
In March 2022, Church ruled Lambert-Bouma was mentally fit to stand trial, though he was ordered to stay in custody at the Coquitlam Forensic Psychiatric Hospital during the proceedings.
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