Three people accused of planning and carrying out the murder of a Spaniard’s Bay man have been committed to stand trial.
Thirty-four-year-old Terry Cole, 41-year-old Matthew Kavanagh and 28-year-old Stephanie Noftall are charged with first-degree murder in the killing of 42-year-old Michael Fillier in Bay Roberts last fall.
The remains of the Spaniard’s Bay man were found in a pickup that had been set on fire and left to burn on Country Road.
(Harbour Grace Provincial Court)
Noftall and Cole remain in custody and were brought into Harbour Grace Provincial Court this afternoon for Judge Pam Goulding’s decision, while Kavanagh, who is free on conditions, appeared by video.
The ruling was made following the preliminary inquiry during which all of the evidence, which is banned from publication, was vetted by the judge to determine if a trial was warranted.
The next step is arraignment in Supreme Court to set dates for that trial.
Cole and Noftall face a dozen additional, unrelated charges of possessing property obtained by crime with trial set for December 15th.
Noftall is also charged separately with theft, impaired driving and breaching release orders, which were also set over to that date.
