Mackenzie Dennis Selk, 25, of Estevan, appeared in Estevan Provincial Court by video on Monday to set a date for a preliminary inquiry on several charges.
That inquiry will take place on April 23, and is scheduled to run one day.
Selk faces charges of attempted murder (using a golf club), aggravated assault, uttering death threats, resisting a peace officer and break and enter. The charges stem from an incident at a residence on Albert Street on April 21, 2018.
Selk elected for trial by judge alone in Court of Queen’s Bench. He appeared before Judge Michelle Brass.
Not long after he was initially charged in the spring of 2018, he was sent to Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford for psychological assessment. In May of last year, Judge Lane Wiegers noted that a not criminally responsible defence might be a consideration in the case. Selk asked to be sent for the assessment.
“Not criminally responsible is a live issue in this case,” Wiegers said on May 28, 2018, basing it on the contents of a bail hearing, the prosecutor’s comments and Selk’s own comments on the previous bail hearing that was held in Carlyle.
Selk also faces a breach of probation charge and two tickets.
