2nd-degree murder charge laid in death of Lucas Lerat

RCMP have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man in a recent murder in Fort Qu’Appelle.

Patrick Tuckanow, of Fort Qu’Appelle, has been charged with the second-degree murder of Lucas Lerat.

Lerat, 27, died of serious injuries after an incident on the 500 block of Hudson Avenue on May 14.

Tuckanow appeared in Provincial Court in Regina Friday morning. He’s scheduled for his next court appearance in Fort Qu’Appelle on Monday.