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Man charged with murder of Oxbow woman remains in custody

Tyler Japp, charged with murder of Brianna Hayes, makes second court appearance.
Estevan Court House entrance
The Estevan Court House.

ESTEVAN — Tyler Japp, 24, of Oxbow, charged with second-degree murder after the body of Brianna Hayes of Oxbow was found, had his second court appearance on May 1 in Carlyle Provincial Court.

Japp was adjourned over to Carlyle Provincial Court for May 8 and remains in custody.

Japp was taken into custody in Oxbow on April 25, after Hayes' body was located in the RM of Moose Mountain the same day.

Charges against Japp were announced on April 26 and were a result of a continuing investigation, RCMP said. 

He made his first court appearance on April 29 in Regina Provincial Court. 

On April 25, 27-year-old Tyler Shaw from Gainsborough was arrested and charged with accessory after the fact to murder. Shaw appeared before Judge Noah Evanchuk in Regina Provincial Court by phone on April 26. The Crown opposed release, and Shaw has been remanded to his next court date on May 9 in Estevan Provincial Court.