Kevin Obina Okafor will stand trial for the first-degree murder of Abbie Speir. Okafor was committed to trial at the preliminary hearing for the 39-year-old man, which concluded this week in Regina Provincial Court.

Okafor was charged with murder in the death of 33-year-old Abbie Speir, whose body was found in her Yellow Grass home after it was found to be on fire on April 20, 2017. The two were said to be in a relationship at the time.

A trial date has not yet been set in the Court of Queen's Bench.