Buckner to stand trial for manslaughter
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Published: November 05, 2009 1:00 PM
Updated: November 05, 2009 1:59 PM
Updated: November 05, 2009 1:59 PM
The man charged with manslaughter in the death of a Mission man is headed to trial.
Shane Charles Buckner has been ordered to stand trial in Chilliwack Supreme Court following a preliminary inquiry.
Buckner was arrested at the end of July 2008 in connection with the death of 59-year-old Thomas Dale Hopfner.
Hopfner suffered serious head injuries in the 33000 block of North Railway Avenue in an incident in the early afternoon of July 18.
He was taken to MSA Hospital in Abbotsford, where he died the next day from his injuries.
Mission RCMP released few details in the case except to say that no weapons were involved.
Buckner is scheduled to appear in court to fix a date for trial Nov. 23.
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