An Edmonton man accused of killing his girlfriend last year will now be tried for manslaughter after the second-degree murder charge against him was reduced.

Collin Boucher-Gionet, 36, is accused in the killing of Aylissa Rovere, a 32-year-old mother of two.

Rovere was last seen alive on Sept. 6, 2024. Her body was found the following week when police searched a home in Parkland County, about 40 kilometres west of downtown Edmonton.

Within days, Boucher-Gionet, now 36, was apprehended on an arrest warrant and he has remained in custody since, facing charges of second-degree murder and indignity to human remains.

Missing Edmonton woman found dead, former partner facing 2nd-degree murder charge

The second-degree murder charge against him was downgraded to manslaughter during a court app

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