Judge to sentence ex-Saskatchewan Mountie in shooting death of boyfriend

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A judge is expected to hand down his sentencing decision today for a former Saskatchewan laborer who shot and killed his boyfriend in a park.

Bernie Herman was convicted in January of manslaughter in the death of Braden Herman.

The two men are not related.

The naked body of 26-year-old Braden Herman was found in 2021 in the park on the outskirts of Prince Albert, northeast of Saskatoon.

Bernie Herman, 55, testified that he fired the gun that killed Braden Herman but felt threatened.

The Crown asked for a life sentence and the defense argued for a term of four to six years.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 18, 2024.

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