Charges stayed against Red Deer woman in 2023 Sturgeon Lake homicide
Sara Dawn Aleisha Kappo, 38, had her case stayed on Aug. 21, 2026, nearly three years after a fatal assault near Valleyview. Her two co-accused still face charges in Edmonton court next month.
A stay of proceedings has been entered for Sara Dawn Aleisha Kappo, 38, of Red Deer, who was charged in connection with a homicide in northern Alberta. Her matters were stayed on Aug. 21, 2026, after she had previously been scheduled for a pre-trial conference in Grande Prairie Court of Justice on Sept. 18.
Her two co-accused, Teyenna Angel Rae Kappo, 33, and Dallas Goodswimmer, 25, both of Valleyview, are still scheduled to appear in Edmonton Court of King's Bench on Oct. 22, 2026.
The case dates back to Nov. 8, 2023, when Valleyview RCMP responded to a report of a man with serious lacerations at a residence on Sturgeon Lake First Nation, just west of Valleyview. The victim, 36-year-old Aaron Bellcourt, was taken to hospital where he later died. An autopsy by the Edmonton Medical Examiner's Office determined his death was a homicide.
Alberta RCMP's Major Crimes Unit took over the investigation, and with help from several detachments and forensic units, arrested the three suspects on May 24, 2024. RCMP initially laid first-degree murder charges against all three, who were remanded into custody following their arrests.
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