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Man accused of double murder to appear in court May 4

A court appearance for the man accused of a double murder off Blackwater Road has been put over to May 4. Michael James Bartley, 36, was previously scheduled to appear on Tuesday.

A court appearance for the man accused of a double murder off Blackwater Road has been put over to May 4.

Michael James Bartley, 36, was previously scheduled to appear on Tuesday.

He is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Owen Thompson, 48, and Darren Hala, 45. Both were found stabbed to death on a farm on March 17.

Bartley also faces one count of attempted murder and one of aggravated assault in the wounding of a 48-year-old woman on that same property on Pelican Lake Road.