Yorkton police have charged two teens with first-degree murder in the death of a 67-year-old man.
Lawrence Skoretz was found dead on Sept. 13 on Wellington Park Road.
According to police, Skoretz and the two teen boys had an interaction at a park in Yorkton in the early morning hours of Sept. 13. Police said a physical altercation took place and Skoretz was found unresponsive on Wellington Park Road. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The Yorkton teens have both been charged with first-degree murder and one count of robbery with violence. They were arrested on Sept. 22.
Both are in custody and will have their first appearance in Yorkton Provincial Court Friday morning.
The RCMP is still investigating.
RCMP are not releasing the ages of the accused teens and say it’s against their policy to release the ages under these circumstances.