Too many drugs, too many stories.

In the end, a Saskatoon judge decided there were too many conflicting narratives to convict either Ashtin Ritzand or Coltin Lischka of second-degree murder in the Aug. 29, 2022, fatal stabbing of James Swift.

Similarly, Justice Michael Tochor said he was unsure whether either man tried to kill Swift's friend Virginia Belhumeur.

The pair stood trial earlier this year before Tochor at Court of King's Bench in Saskatoon, charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder.

On Thursday, Tochor rendered his verdict. He did not convict the men on the murder and attempted murder charges, but found them guilty of manslaughter and aggravated assault.

"The court had a lot of of inconsistent evidence. It was clear that everybody was intoxicated on the night i

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