It took only three days for the joint first-degree murder trial of Cheyann Peeteetuce and Summer-Sky Henry in Saskatoon to implode.

On Jan. 8, 2025, the third day of the judge-alone trial at Court of King's Bench that was scheduled to run eight weeks, Justice Richard Danyliuk spoke to the family of murder victim Megan Gallagher.

"Truth grows best when exposed to sunlight," he said.

"However, there are sometimes matters involving what I'll call, inelegantly, state or other secrets. Things that need to remain confidential."

With that, Danyliuk sent the family, media and public from the courtroom.

In the following days, Crown prosecutors Carla Dewar and Tyla Olenchuk were removed from the case without explanation. Within a week, court reopened with Justice Mona Dovell replacing Danyliuk

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