SASKATOON - The accused in the first-degree murder of Taya Sinclair, Stephanie Janet Halkett-Stevenson, had her case adjourned to March 23 after appearing in Saskatoon court. The 25-year-old woman is accused of killing Sinclair in March 2022 in Prince Albert and is currently in custody.
Halkett-Stevenson was arrested on Jan. 3 while in custody in Prince Albert for unrelated charges. According to court documents obtained by SASKTODAY.ca, she allegedly held a man captive in Saskatoon on either March 12 or March 13, 2022. She threatened to wound, maim, disfigure or kill him, and also assaulted him. For that incident, Halkett-Stevenson is facing charges of aggravated assault, unlawful confinement, and uttering threats.
Taya Sinclair's burned body was discovered by the Prince Albert police on March 15, 2022, near Alfred Jenkins Field House in Prince Albert. Sinclair had been reported missing to the Saskatoon police on March 14, 2022.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to support Sinclair's two young boys, and $3,725 has been raised so far towards the $15,000 goal.
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